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Борис

Борис

Bulgarian

Proper noun

Борис (Boris)

  1. A male given name.

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɐˈrʲis]

Proper noun

Бори́с (Borís) m anim (genitive Бори́са, nominative plural Бори́сы, genitive plural Бори́сов)

  1. A male given name, Boris.

Declension

Derived terms

  • (Diminutives:) Бо́ря (Bórja), Бо́ба (Bóba), Боб (Bob), Борю́ля (Borjúlja), Бору́ля (Borúlja), Борю́ня (Borjúnja), Борю́ся (Borjúsja), Борю́ха (Borjúxa), Борю́ша (Borjúša), Боря́ха (Borjáxa), Боря́ша (Borjáša)
  • (Endearing forms:) Бо́ренька (Bórenʹka), Бо́речка (Bórečka)
  • (Pejorative forms:) Бори́ска (Boríska), Бо́рька (Bórʹka)
  • (Patronymics:) Бори́сович (Borísovič)/Борисы́ч (Borisýč), Бори́совна (Borísovna)/Бори́сна (Borísna)
  • (Surnames:) Бори́сов (Borísov)

Descendants

Transliterations

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bôːris/
  • Hyphenation: Бо‧рис

Proper noun

Бо̑рис m (Latin spelling Bȏris)

  1. A male given name

Declension


Ukrainian

Alternative forms

  • (obsolete) Борі́съ (Borísʺ), Вори́с (Vorýs), Борисъ (Borysʺ), Бо́риса (Bórysa)

Etymology

From Old East Slavic Борисъ (Borisŭ), from Old Church Slavonic Борисъ (Borisŭ), from Bulgarian Борис (Boris) or Богорис (Bogoris), after w:Boris I of Bulgaria (852–889), who adopted Christianity. Another theory derives the name from the abbreviation of Old Church Slavonic Бориславъ (Borislavŭ) – compare Ukrainian Бори́сла́в (Borýsláv).

Surname derives from the given name.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): bɔˈrɪs, ˈbɔres

Proper noun

Бори́с (Borýs) m anim (genitive Бори́са́)

  1. A male given name, Borys, Boris.
  2. A surname.

Declension

Derived terms

  • (diminutive) Бори́сик (Borýsyk), Бори́ско (Borýsko), Бори́сьо (Borýsʹo), Бо́рко (Bórko), Бо́ря (Bórja)
  • (dialectal) Бори́ло (Borýlo), Бо́рич (Bóryč)
  • (surname) Бори́с (Borýs), Бори́сів (Borýsiv), Борисе́нко (Borysénko), Бори́ско (Borýsko), Борисове́ць (Borysovécʹ), Борисю́к (Borysjúk), Борися́к (Borysják), Борисоглі́бська (Borysohlíbsʹka), Бори́щенко (Borýščenko)
  • (toponym) Бори́си (Borýsy), Бори́сковичі (Borýskovyči), Бори́сів (Borýsiv), Бори́сівка (Borýsivka), Бори́спіль (Borýspilʹ)

Descendants