# borr
## Irish
### Etymology 1
#### Noun

borr m (genitive singular borr)
* Alternative form of borradh

##### Declension

Fourth declension

##### 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)
* (literary) puffed, proud; luxuriant

##### Declension

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

##### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | borrim | borrann tú; borrir$^†$ | borrann sé, sí | borrimid | borrann sibh | borrann siad; borrid$^†$ | a bhorrann; a bhorras / a mborrann* | borrtar |
| indicative | past | bhorr mé; bhorras | bhorr tú; bhorris | bhorr sé, sí | bhorramar; bhorr muid | bhorr sibh; bhorrabhair | bhorr siad; bhorradar | a bhorr / ar bhorr* | borradh |
| indicative | past habitual | bhorrinn / mborrinn‡‡ | bhorrtá / mborrtá‡‡ | bhorradh sé, sí / mborradh sé, sí‡‡ | bhorrimis; bhorradh muid / mborrimis‡‡; mborradh muid‡‡ | bhorradh sibh / mborradh sibh‡‡ | bhorridís; bhorradh siad / mborridís‡‡; mborradh siad‡‡ | a bhorradh / a mborradh* | bhorrtí / mborrtí‡‡ |
| future | future | borrfidh mé; borrfad | borrfidh tú; borrfir$^†$ | borrfidh sé, sí | borrfimid; borrfidh muid | borrfidh sibh | borrfidh siad; borrfid$^†$ | a bhorrfidh; a bhorrfas / a mborrfidh* | borrfar |
| conditional | conditional | bhorrfinn / mborrfinn‡‡ | bhorrfá / mborrfá‡‡ | bhorrfadh sé, sí / mborrfadh sé, sí‡‡ | bhorrfimis; bhorrfadh muid / mborrfimis‡‡; mborrfadh muid‡‡ | bhorrfadh sibh / mborrfadh sibh‡‡ | bhorrfidís; bhorrfadh siad / mborrfidís‡‡; mborrfadh siad‡‡ | a bhorrfadh / a mborrfadh* | bhorrfí / mborrfí‡‡ |
| 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 |
| subjunctive | 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 | imperative | borrim | borr | borradh sé, sí | borrimis | borrigí; borridh$^†$ | borridís | — | borrtar |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | borradh | borradh | borradh | borradh | borradh | borradh | borradh | borradh |
| past participle | past participle | borrtha | borrtha | borrtha | borrtha | borrtha | borrtha | borrtha | borrtha |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

### 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

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Old Norse borr. Cognate with Icelandic bor.

### Pronunciation

IPA: /borː/

### Noun

borr c
* a drill (tool used to make holes)
    Synonym: (power drill) borrmaskin

#### Related terms

* borra (“to drill, to bore”)

### References

* borr in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* borr in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* borr in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)