borr

See also: Borr and bǫrr

Irish

Etymology 1

Noun

borr m (genitive singular borr)

1. Alternative form of borradh

Declension

Declension of borr

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative borr Vocative a bhorr Genitive borr Dative borr

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an borr Genitive an bhorr Dative leis an mborr don bhorr

Derived terms

• i mborr le (“puffed up with”)

Etymology 2

From Old Irish borr (“swelling; swollen, thick”).

Adjective

borr (genitive singular masculine boirr, genitive singular feminine boirre, plural borra, comparative boirre)

1. (literary) puffed, proud; luxuriant

Declension

Declension of borr

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	borr	bhorr	borra; bhorra²
Vocative	bhoirr		borra
Genitive		boirre	borra	borr
Dative	borr; bhorr¹	bhorr; bhoirr (archaic)	borra; bhorra²
Comparative	níos boirre
Superlative	is boirre

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Etymology 3

From Old Irish borraid (“swells, becomes swollen, bloated”, verb), from borr.

Verb

borr (present analytic borrann, future analytic borrfaidh, verbal noun borradh, past participle borrtha)

1. (transitive, intransitive) swell, grow

Conjugation

conjugation of borr (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	borrim	borrann tú; borrir†	borrann sé, sí	borrimid	borrann sibh	borrann siad; borrid†	a bhorrann; a bhorras / a mborrann*; a mborras*	borrtar
	past	bhorr mé; bhorras	bhorr tú; bhorris	bhorr sé, sí	bhorramar; bhorr muid	bhorr sibh; bhorrabhair	bhorr siad; bhorradar	a bhorr / ar bhorr*	borradh
	past habitual	bhorrinn / mborrinn‡‡	bhorrtá / mborrtᇇ	bhorradh sé, sí / mborradh sé, s퇇	bhorrimis; bhorradh muid / mborrimis‡‡; mborradh muid‡‡	bhorradh sibh / mborradh sibh‡‡	bhorridís; bhorradh siad / mborridís‡‡; mborradh siad‡‡	a bhorradh / a mborradh*	bhorrtí / mborrt퇇
future		borrfidh mé; borrfad	borrfidh tú; borrfir†	borrfidh sé, sí	borrfimid; borrfidh muid	borrfidh sibh	borrfidh siad; borrfid†	a bhorrfidh; a bhorrfas / a mborrfidh*; a mborrfas*	borrfar
conditional		bhorrfinn / mborrfinn‡‡	bhorrfá / mborrfᇇ	bhorrfadh sé, sí / mborrfadh sé, s퇇	bhorrfimis; bhorrfadh muid / mborrfimis‡‡; mborrfadh muid‡‡	bhorrfadh sibh / mborrfadh sibh‡‡	bhorrfidís; bhorrfadh siad / mborrfidís‡‡; mborrfadh siad‡‡	a bhorrfadh / a mborrfadh*	bhorrfí / mborrf퇇
subjunctive	present	go mborr mé; go mborrad†	go mborr tú; go mborrir†	go mborr sé, sí	go mborrimid; go mborr muid	go mborr sibh	go mborr siad; go mborrid†	—	go mborrtar
	past	dá mborrinn	dá mborrtá	dá mborradh sé, sí	dá mborrimis; dá mborradh muid	dá mborradh sibh	dá mborridís; dá mborradh siad	—	dá mborrtí
imperative		borrim	borr	borradh sé, sí	borrimis	borrigí; borridh†	borridís	—	borrtar
verbal noun		borradh
past participle		borrtha

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
borr	bhorr	mborr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “borr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “borr”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “borraid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “borr”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “borr”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024