# Borneo
## English
### Etymology

Probably from Sanskrit वरुणद्वीप (varuṇa-dvīpa, “island of Varuna”).

### Pronunciation

* (General American) IPA: /ˈbɔɹnioʊ/
* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈbɔːni.əʊ/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA: /ˈbo(ː)ɹnioʊ/
* (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA: /ˈboənioʊ/
* Hyphenation: Bor‧ne‧o

### Proper noun

Borneo
* A Pacific island shared by Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia; the world’s third largest island.

#### Meronyms

* Sabah
* Sarawak

#### Holonyms

* Greater Sunda Islands

#### Derived terms

* Bornean
* Borneo birdwing Troides andromache)
* Borneo camphor
* Borneo catshark
* Borneo elephant
* Borneo rhinoceros
* Borneo river shark
* Borneo shark
* Borneo Time

#### See also

* Kalimantan

### Anagrams

* Oberon, bore on, booner, Oborne

## Czech
### Proper noun

Borneo n (relational adjective bornejský)
* Borneo

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Borneo”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
* “Borneo”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

## Dutch
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From Portuguese?”)
The hamlet is attested as Klein Borneo in 1984. It was named after the island, presumably for its remoteness or the perceived unpleasant disposition of its inhabitants.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɔr.neːˌjoː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Bor‧neo

### Proper noun

Borneo n
* Borneo, a Pacific island shared by Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei [from late 16th c.]
* A hamlet in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

#### Hyponyms

* Brunei
* Kalimantan

#### Derived terms

* Borneoos

### References

* van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Portuguese Borneo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈborneo/, [ˈbo̞rne̞o̞]
* Rhymes: -orneo
* Hyphenation: Bor‧neo

### Proper noun

Borneo
* Borneo

#### Declension

in Borneo = Borneolla
Possessive forms of Borneo (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Borneoni
accusative
nom.
Borneoni
gen.
Borneoni
genitive
Borneoni
partitive
Borneotani
inessive
Borneossani
elative
Borneostani
illative
Borneooni
adessive
Borneollani
ablative
Borneoltani
allative
Borneolleni
essive
Borneonani
translative
Borneokseni
abessive
Borneottani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Borneosi
accusative
nom.
Borneosi
gen.
Borneosi
genitive
Borneosi
partitive
Borneotasi
inessive
Borneossasi
elative
Borneostasi
illative
Borneoosi
adessive
Borneollasi
ablative
Borneoltasi
allative
Borneollesi
essive
Borneonasi
translative
Borneoksesi
abessive
Borneottasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Borneomme
accusative
nom.
Borneomme
gen.
Borneomme
genitive
Borneomme
partitive
Borneotamme
inessive
Borneossamme
elative
Borneostamme
illative
Borneoomme
adessive
Borneollamme
ablative
Borneoltamme
allative
Borneollemme
essive
Borneonamme
translative
Borneoksemme
abessive
Borneottamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Borneonne
accusative
nom.
Borneonne
gen.
Borneonne
genitive
Borneonne
partitive
Borneotanne
inessive
Borneossanne
elative
Borneostanne
illative
Borneoonne
adessive
Borneollanne
ablative
Borneoltanne
allative
Borneollenne
essive
Borneonanne
translative
Borneoksenne
abessive
Borneottanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Borneonsa
accusative
nom.
Borneonsa
gen.
Borneonsa
genitive
Borneonsa
partitive
Borneotaan Borneotansa
inessive
Borneossaan Borneossansa
elative
Borneostaan Borneostansa
illative
Borneoonsa
adessive
Borneollaan Borneollansa
ablative
Borneoltaan Borneoltansa
allative
Borneolleen Borneollensa
essive
Borneonaan Borneonansa
translative
Borneokseen Borneoksensa
abessive
Borneottaan Borneottansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* borneolainen
* borneonbeletti
* borneongibboni
* borneonkissa
* borneonmustapäästäinen
* borneonoranki
* borneonorava
* borneonpiikikäs
* borneonpiikkisika
* borneonvuoriorava

## Malagasy
### Proper noun

Borneo
* Borneo

## Malay
### Proper noun

Borneo (Jawi spelling بورنيو)
* Borneo (an island in Southeast Asia)

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Malay (Pulau) Borneo.

### Proper noun

Borneo
* Borneo (large island in South-East Asia)

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Malay (Pulau) Borneo.

### Proper noun

Borneo
* Borneo (large island in South-East Asia)

## Polish
### Etymology

Probably from Sanskrit वरुणद्वीप (varuṇa-dvīpa, “island of Varuna”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bɔrˈnɛ.ɔ/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛɔ
* Syllabification: Bor‧ne‧o

### Proper noun

Borneo n (indeclinable)
* Borneo (a large island in Southeast Asia, politically divided between Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei)

#### Derived terms

* borneański

### Further reading

* Borneo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Proper noun

Borneo f
* Obsolete spelling of Bornéu.

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

IPA: [ˈbɔrneɔ]

### Proper noun

Borneo n (genitive singular Bornea, declension pattern of mesto)
* Borneo (an island in Southeast Asia)

### References

* “Borneo”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /boɾˈneo/ [boɾˈne.o]
* Audio (Spain):(file)
* Rhymes: -eo
* Syllabification: Bor‧ne‧o

### Proper noun

Borneo ?
* Borneo
    Synonym: (obsolete) Borney

#### Derived terms

* gato de Borneo