Translingual

Proper noun

Bor

1. A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Norman Loftus Bor (1893-1972).

English

Proper noun

Bor

1. A town in the Czech Republic
2. One of several villages in Russia
3. A town in Serbia
4. A city in South Sudan
5. A village in Catalonia, Spain
6. A village in Sweden

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boːɐ̯/
• Rhymes: -oːɐ̯

Noun

Bor n ‎(genitive Bors, no plural)

1. boron

Declension

Coordinate terms

• (Chemical Element): Previous: Beryllium. Next: Kohlenstoff

Luxembourgish

Noun

Bor ? ‎(uncountable)

1. boron

English

Noun

bor ‎(plural bors)

1. (Norfolk) boy

References

1. ↑ bur definition taken from A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary By John R. Clark Hall, Herbert Dean Meritt, 1916.

Anagrams

• bro
• orb
• rob, Rob

Albanian

Noun

bor

1. boron

Catalan

Noun

bor m ‎(uncountable)

1. boron

References

• Institut d'Estudis Catalans (1995). Diccionari de la llengua catalana (4th edition). ISBN 84-412-2477-3.

Czech

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *borъ. Because in Slovak and Polish dialects it means "marsh", it is sometimes being connected with Proto-Slavic *bara, meanig the same. More probably it is connected with Proto-Indo-European *bʰor-u-. Compare also borůvka.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bor]
• Rhymes: -or

Noun

bor m

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!

Declension

Derived terms

• boroví
• borovice
• borovička
• borovicový
• borový

Etymology 2

From German Bor, which is a shortened form of Borax derived from Medieval Latin borax, from Arabic بورق ‎(“būraq”), from Persian بوره ‎(“būrah”).^[2]

Alternative forms

• bór

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [boːr]^[3]
• Rhymes: -oːr

Noun

bor m

1. boron

Declension

Derived terms

• boran
• borid
• boritý
• borosilikátový

Anagrams

• obr
• rob

References

1. ↑ "bor¹" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, Leda, 2015, ISBN 978-80-7335-393-3, page 92–93.
2. ↑ "bor²" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, Leda, 2015, ISBN 978-80-7335-393-3, page 93.
3. ↑ Čmejrková, Světla; Hoffmannová, Jana; Klímová, Jana (2013) Čeština v pohledu synchronním a diachronním (in Czech), ISBN 8024621215, page 433

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

Etymology 3

See bo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boːr/, [b̥oɐ̯ˀ]

Verb

bor

1. present tense of bo

Etymology 4

See bore

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boːr/, [b̥oɐ̯ˀ]

Verb

bor

1. imperative of bore

Hungarian

Etymology

From a Turkic language, compare Uyghur, Cuman, Kipchak bor ‎(“wine”), ultimately from Middle Persian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbor]

Noun

bor ‎(plural borok)

1. wine

Declension

Derived terms

(Expressions):

• asztali bor
• borban az igazság
• forralt bor

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

Derived terms

• borjárn
• borvél

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch boor.

Noun

bor

1. drill, drill bit

Kurdish

Adjective

bor

1. grey

Noun

bor

1. horse

Lojban

Rafsi

bor

1. rafsi of bo.

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.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

A shortening of boraks

Noun

bor n ‎(definite singular boret, uncountable)

1. boron (chemical element, symbol B)

Derived terms

• 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. present tense of bo
2. imperative of bore

References

• “bor” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

A shortening of boraks

Noun

bor n ‎(definite singular boret)

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

Derived terms

• 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.

Polish

Pronunciation

Noun

bor m inan

1. boron

Declension

Romanian

Bor

Etymology

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), 2004-2016

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bôːr/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *borъ.

Noun

bȏr m ‎(Cyrillic spelling бо̑р)

1. pine

Declension

References

• “bor” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Etymology 2

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

Noun

bȏr m ‎(Cyrillic spelling бо̑р)

1. boron

Declension

References

• “bor” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovene

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *borъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ́r/
• Tonal orthography: bȍr

Noun

bòr m inan ‎(genitive bôra, nominative plural bôri)

1. pine

Declension

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbóːr/
• Tonal orthography: bọ̑r

Noun

bór m inan ‎(genitive bóra, uncountable)

1. boron

Declension

Swedish

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bor n

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

Declension

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buːr/

Verb

bor

1. present tense of bo.

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowing from French bore.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [boɾ]
• Hyphenation: bor

Noun

bor ‎(definite accusative boru, plural borlar)

1. boron

Declension