bori

See also: borî and böri

Albanian

Etymology

From bri (“horn”). Alternatively from *bjeri, an alternate form of bie, meaning to play an instrument.

Noun

bori m (indefinite plural bori, definite singular boria, definite plural boritë)

1. trumpet
2. (music) horn

Declension

declension of bori

	indefinite forms (trajta të pashquara)			definite forms (trajta të shquara)
	singular (numri njëjës)	plural (numri shumës)		singular (numri njëjës)	plural (numri shumës)
nominative (emërore)	bori	bori		boria	boritë
accusative (kallëzore)	bori	bori		borinë	boritë
genitive (gjinore) (i/e/të/së)	borie	borive		borisë	borive
dative (dhanore)	borie	borive		borisë	borive
ablative (rrjedhore)	borie	borish		borisë	borive

Related terms

• bri

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Esperanto

Pronunciation

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Verb

bori (present boras, past boris, future boros, conditional borus, volitive boru)

1. to bore (make a hole in)
2. to drill

Conjugation

Conjugation of bori present past future singular plural singular plural singular plural tense boras boris boros active participle boranta borantaj borinta borintaj boronta borontaj acc. borantan borantajn borintan borintajn borontan borontajn passive participle borata borataj borita boritaj borota borotaj acc. boratan boratajn boritan boritajn borotan borotajn nominal active participle boranto borantoj borinto borintoj boronto borontoj acc. boranton borantojn borinton borintojn boronton borontojn nominal passive participle borato boratoj borito boritoj boroto borotoj acc. boraton boratojn boriton boritojn boroton borotojn adverbial active participle borante borinte boronte adverbial passive participle borate borite borote infinitive bori imperative boru conditional borus

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Hausa

Practioners of bori in the roles of various spirits (photographed in 1914).

Noun

bṑrī m (possessed form bṑrin)

1. animistic spirit possession religion

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Icelandic

Verb

bori

1. first-person singular active present subjunctive of bora
2. third-person singular active present subjunctive of bora
3. third-person plural active present subjunctive of bora

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Italian

Verb

bori

1. second-person singular present indicative of boriarsi
2. first-person singular present subjunctive of boriarsi
3. second-person singular present subjunctive of boriarsi
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of boriarsi
5. third-person singular imperative of boriarsi

Anagrams

• biro, brio, brio-, orbi

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Participle

bori

1. (non-standard since 2012) feminine of boren
2. (non-standard since 2012) neuter of boren

Verb

bori

1. (non-standard since 2012) supine of bera and bere

Etymology 2

Noun

bori n

1. (non-standard since 2012) definite plural of bor

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Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English boil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbo.ri/

Verb

bori

1. to cook or boil

Descendants

• → Dutch: borie