bor

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bor"

English

Etymology

Possibly from Old English ġebūr (“freeholder of the lowest class, peasant, farmer”)

Noun

bor (plural bors)

1. (Norfolk) boy

Anagrams

• ORB, Rob, bro, orb, rob

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Albanian

Noun

bor

1. boron

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Catalan

Chemical element
B
Previous: beril·li (Be)
Next: carboni (C)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [ˈbor]

Noun

bor m (uncountable)

1. boron

Derived terms

• bòric

Further reading

• “bor” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “bor”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “bor” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “bor” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Czech

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *borъ. Because in Slovak and Polish dialects it means "marsh", it is sometimes associated with Proto-Slavic *bara, meanig the same. More probably it is connected with Proto-Indo-European *bʰor-u-. Compare also borůvka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bor]
• Rhymes: -or

Noun

1. wood consisting of pines, pine wood

   1834, František Škroup, “Kde domov můj” (national anthem of the Czech Republic). Lyrics by Josef Kajetán Tyl:

   Kde domov můj, kde domov můj? / Voda hučí po lučinách, / bory šumí po skalinách, / v sadě skví se jara květ, / zemský ráj to na pohled!

Derived terms

• boroví
• borovice
• borovička
• borovicový
• borový

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Bor, which is a shortened form of Borax derived from Medieval Latin borax, from Arabic بورق (“būraq”), from Persian بوره (“būrah”).

Alternative forms

• bór

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [boːr]
• Rhymes: -oːr

Noun

1. boron

Derived terms

• boran
• borid
• boritý
• borosilikátový

Anagrams

• obr
• rob

Further reading

• Template:R:PSJC
• Template:R:SSJC

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Danish

Etymology 1

From the stem of borax.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boːr/, [b̥oɐ̯ˀ]
• Rhymes: -oːɐ̯

Noun

bor n (singular definite boret, not used in plural form)

1. boron (chemical element)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse borr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boːr/, [b̥oɐ̯ˀ]

Noun

bor n (singular definite boret, plural indefinite bor)

1. drill
2. gimlet, auger

Inflection

Declension of bor

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bor	boret	bor	borene
genitive	bors	borets	bors	borenes

Etymology 3

See bo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boːr/, [b̥oɐ̯ˀ]

Verb

bor

1. (deprecated template usage) present of bo

Etymology 4

See bore

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boːr/, [b̥oɐ̯ˀ]

Verb

bor

1. (deprecated template usage) imperative of bore

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Hungarian

Etymology

From a Turkic language before the times of the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin (at the turn of the 9th and 10th centuries). Compare Cuman, Kipchak, Uyghur [script needed] (bor, “wine”), ultimately from Middle Persian [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbor]

• Audio

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Noun

bor (plural borok)

1. wine (an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting the juice of grapes)
2. wine (an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting the juice of fruits or vegetables other than grapes, usually preceded by the type of the fruit or vegetable)
3. (figuratively) wine (intoxication caused by wine)

   A bor beszél belőle. ― It must be the wine. (literally, “The wine is talking.”)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	bor	borok
accusative	bort	borokat
dative	bornak	boroknak
instrumental	borral	borokkal
causal-final	borért	borokért
translative	borrá	borokká
terminative	borig	borokig
essive-formal	borként	borokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	borban	borokban
superessive	boron	borokon
adessive	bornál	boroknál
illative	borba	borokba
sublative	borra	borokra
allative	borhoz	borokhoz
elative	borból	borokból
delative	borról	borokról
ablative	bortól	boroktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	boré	boroké
non-attributive possessive - plural	boréi	borokéi

Possessive forms of bor
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	borom	boraim
2nd person sing.	borod	boraid
3rd person sing.	bora	borai
1st person plural	borunk	boraink
2nd person plural	borotok	boraitok
3rd person plural	boruk	boraik

Derived terms

• borász
• boros

Compound words

• almabor
• borárus
• borbetegség
• borecet
• borexport
• borértékesítés
• borfajta
• borfogyasztás
• borhamisítás
• borivás
• borkedvelő
• borkiállítás
• borpince
• borszakértő
• bortudomány
• csemegebor
• fehérbor
• gyümölcsbor
• jégbor
• rozébor
• ürmösbor
• vörösbor

 

Expressions

• asztali bor
• borban az igazság
• forralt bor
• jó bornak nem kell cégér

 

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse borr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔːr/
• Rhymes: -ɔːr

Noun

bor m (genitive singular bors, nominative plural borar)

1. drill, drill bit

Declension

declension of bor

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bor	borinn	borar	borarnir
accusative	bor	borinn	bora	borana
dative	bor	bornum	borum	borunum
genitive	bors	borsins	bora	boranna

Derived terms

• borjárn
• borvél

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Indonesian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch boor (“drill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbor/

Noun

bor (first-person possessive borku, second-person possessive bormu, third-person possessive bornya)

1. drill, drill bit

   Synonym: jara

Derived terms

• mengebor
• pengebor
• pengeboran

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English board.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbor/

Noun

bor (first-person possessive borku, second-person possessive bormu, third-person possessive bornya)

1. (colloquial) board

   Synonym: papan

Further reading

• “bor” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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Kurdish

Etymology 1

From .

Adjective

1. grey

Noun

1. horse

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• boor, bore, boore
• (Northern ME) bar, bare, bayre

Etymology

From Old English bār, from Proto-Germanic *bairaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔːr/
• IPA^(key): /bɑːr/

Noun

bor (plural bores)

1. A pig who has not underwent castration; a boar.
2. The meat or flesh of a boar; boar as food.
3. (figurative) A rough and tough individual.
4. (rare, heraldic) A heraldic image of a boar.

Descendants

• English: boar
• Scots: bair

References

• “bōr (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-22.

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Middle High German

Etymology

From Old High German por; from the root of Old High German beran (“to bear, carry”).

Noun

bor (m or f)

1. height, elevation

References

• bor in M. Lexer, Mittelhochdeutsches Handwörterbuch.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

A shortening of boraks

Noun

bor n (definite singular boret, uncountable)

1. boron (chemical element, symbol B)

Derived terms

• borat
• borsyre

Etymology 2

From Old Norse borr

Noun

bor n (definite singular boret, indefinite plural bor, definite plural bora or borene)

bor m (definite singular boren, indefinite plural bor, definite plural borene)

1. (countable) a drill, or drill bit

Derived terms

• håndbor

Etymology 3

Verb

bor

1. (deprecated template usage) present of bo
2. imperative of bore

References

• “bor” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

A shortening of boraks

Noun

bor n (definite singular boret)

1. (uncountable) boron (chemical element, symbol B)

Derived terms

• borat
• borsyre

Etymology 2

From Old Norse borr

Noun

bor n (definite singular boret, indefinite plural bor, definite plural bora)

bor m (definite singular boren, indefinite plural borar, definite plural borane)

1. (countable) a drill, or drill bit

References

• “bor” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Polish

Chemical element
B
Previous: beryl (Be)
Next: węgiel (C)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔr/

• Audio

  (file)

Etymology 1

Noun

bor m inan

1. boron

Declension

Declension of bor

	singular
nominative	bor
genitive	boru
dative	borowi
accusative	bor
instrumental	borem
locative	borze
vocative	borze

Etymology 2

Noun

bor m inan

1. (obsolete) drill bit

   Synonym: wiertło

Declension

Declension of bor

	singular	plural
nominative	bor	bory
genitive	boru	borów
dative	borowi	borom
accusative	bor	bory
instrumental	borem	borami
locative	borze	borach
vocative	borze	bory

Further reading

• Template:R:PWN

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Romanian

Chemical element
B
Previous: beriliu (Be)
Next: carbon (C)

Bor

Etymology

Borrowed from French bore, from stem of borax.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bor/

Noun

bor n (uncountable)

1. boron (chemical element)

References

bor in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bôːr/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *borъ.

Noun

bȏr m (Cyrillic spelling бо̑р)

1. pine

Declension

Declension of bor

	singular	plural
nominative	bor	borovi
genitive	bora	borova
dative	boru	borovima
accusative	bor	borove
vocative	bore	borovi
locative	boru	borovima
instrumental	borom	borovima

References

• “bor” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Etymology 2

From New Latin borum, from Arabic بَوْرَق (bawraq).

Chemical element
B
Previous: berilijum, bèrīlij (Be)
Next: ugljenik, ùgljīk (C)

Noun

bȏr m (Cyrillic spelling бо̑р)

1. boron

Declension

Declension of bor

	singular	plural
nominative	bor	borovi
genitive	bora	borova
dative	boru	borovima
accusative	bor	borove
vocative	bore	borovi
locative	boru	borovima
instrumental	borom	borovima

References

• “bor” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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Slovene

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *borъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔ́r/

Noun

bȍr m inan

1. pine

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	bòr
gen. sing.	bôra
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	bòr	bôra	bôri
genitive (rodȋlnik)	bôra	bôrov	bôrov
dative (dajȃlnik)	bôru	bôroma	bôrom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	bòr	bôra	bôre
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	bôru	bôrih	bôrih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	bôrom	bôroma	bôri

Etymology 2

Chemical element
B
Previous: berílij (Be)
Next: ogljík (C)

From New Latin borum, from Arabic بَوْرَق (bawraq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bóːr/

Noun

bọ̑r m inan

1. boron

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nominative	bór
genitive	bóra
	singular
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	bór
genitive (rodȋlnik)	bóra
dative (dajȃlnik)	bóru
accusative (tožȋlnik)	bór
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	bóru
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	bórom

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boːr/ (for 1.)
• Homophone: bår (for 1.)
• IPA^(key): /buːr/ (for 2.)

Noun

bor n

1. boron (chemical element)
2. (deprecated template usage) indefinite plural of bo

Declension

Declension of bor
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	bor	boret	—	—
Genitive	bors	borets	—	—

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buːr/

Verb

bor

1. (deprecated template usage) present tense of bo.

Anagrams

• bro

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Turkish

Chemical element
B
Previous: berilyum (Be)
Next: karbon (C)

Etymology

Borrowed from French bore.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [boɾ]
• Hyphenation: bor

Noun

bor (definite accusative boru, plural borlar)

1. boron

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	bor
Definite accusative	boru
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	bor	borlar
Definite accusative	boru	borları
Dative	bora	borlara
Locative	borda	borlarda
Ablative	bordan	borlardan
Genitive	borun	borların
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular borum borlarım 2nd singular borun borların 3rd singular boru borları 1st plural borumuz borlarımız 2nd plural borunuz borlarınız 3rd plural borları borları Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular borumu borlarımı 2nd singular borunu borlarını 3rd singular borunu borlarını 1st plural borumuzu borlarımızı 2nd plural borunuzu borlarınızı 3rd plural borlarını borlarını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular boruma borlarıma 2nd singular boruna borlarına 3rd singular boruna borlarına 1st plural borumuza borlarımıza 2nd plural borunuza borlarınıza 3rd plural borlarına borlarına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular borumda borlarımda 2nd singular borunda borlarında 3rd singular borunda borlarında 1st plural borumuzda borlarımızda 2nd plural borunuzda borlarınızda 3rd plural borlarında borlarında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular borumdan borlarımdan 2nd singular borundan borlarından 3rd singular borundan borlarından 1st plural borumuzdan borlarımızdan 2nd plural borunuzdan borlarınızdan 3rd plural borlarından borlarından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular borumun borlarımın 2nd singular borunun borlarının 3rd singular borunun borlarının 1st plural borumuzun borlarımızın 2nd plural borunuzun borlarınızın 3rd plural borlarının borlarının

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Zazaki

Etymology

Ultimately Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“brown”). Cognate with Persian بور (bur).

Adjective

bor

1. grey