# Boris
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Bulgarian Бори́с (Borís).

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈbɒɹɪs/
* (General American) IPA: /ˈbɔɹɪs/
* (New York City, Philadelphia) IPA: /ˈbɑɹɪs/
* Audio (General Australian):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɒɹɪs

### Proper noun

Boris (plural Borises)
* A male given name from the Slavic languages.
    Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2019–2022)
** 2000 January, Frank McCourt (interviewee), Morning Edition, National Public Radio
    It's not like a Russian novel, where you read nine hundred forty-three pages and then finally Boris the peasant decides to commit suicide, and you wish he’d done it on page four. It’s not like that at all.
* (slang) A person of Russian descent.
    Synonym: Ivan

#### Derived terms

* Boris bike
* Boris bounce
* Boris bus
* Borisian
* Borismania

#### Further reading

* Boris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* Biros, biros

## Azerbaijani
### Proper noun

Boris (definite accusative Borisi, plural Borislər)
* A transliteration of the Russian male given name Бори́с (Borís)
** 2004, Diplomatiya aləmi.‎, number 6, Baku: Azərbaycan Respublikasının Xarici İşlər Nazirliyinin Jurnalın, page 47:Azərbaycan Prezidenti İlham Əliyev ilə Rusiya Dövlət Dumasının sədri Boris Qrızlov arasında keçirilən görüşdə Azərbaycan-Rusiya əlaqələrinin genişləndirilməsi barədə, əməkdaşlığın möhkəmləndirilməsində hər iki ölkənin qanunverici orqanlarının rolu haqqında geniş fikir mübadiləsi aparıldı.During the meeting between President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Chairman of the Russian State Duma Boris Gryzlov, the sides exchanged views on expanding Azerbaijani-Russian relations and the role of the legislatures of the two countries in strengthening cooperation.

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈborɪs]

### Proper noun

Boris m anim (relational adjective Borisův)
* a male given name

#### Declension
## German
### Etymology

From Russian Бори́с (Borís).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɔʁɪs/, /ˈboːʁɪs/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Boris m (proper noun, strong, genitive Boris' or (with an article) Boris)
* a male given name
    Boris Becker ― famous tennis player

## Hungarian
### Etymology

Clipping and -is diminutive of Borbála.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈboriʃ]
* Hyphenation: Bo‧ris
* Rhymes: -iʃ

### Proper noun

Boris
* a diminutive of the female given name Borbála
* a female given name

#### Derived terms

* Boriska

## Italian
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Russian Бори́с (Borís).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɔ.ris/
* Rhymes: -ɔris
* Hyphenation: Bò‧ris

### Proper noun

Boris m
* a male given name

### Anagrams

* Borsi, sobri, sorbì

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bôːris/
* Hyphenation: Bo‧ris

### Proper noun

Bȏris m (Cyrillic spelling Бо̑рис)
* a male given name

#### Declension
## Slovak
### Etymology

Derived from Russian Бори́с (Borís).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɔris/

### Proper noun

Boris m pers (genitive singular Borisa, nominative plural Borisovia)
* a male given name

#### Derived terms

* Boro
* Borisko

### Further reading

* “Boris”, 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