bor

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Translingual

Symbol

bor

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Borôro.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Borôro terms

English

Etymology

Possibly from Old English ġebūr (“freeholder of the lowest class, peasant, farmer”)

Noun

bor (plural bors)

1. (Norfolk, Suffolk) man (not used for children).

Anagrams

• ORB, ROB, Rob, bro, bro., orb, rob

Albanian

Noun

bor m

1. boron

Declension

Declension of bor

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	bor	bori
accusative		borin
dative/ablative	bori	borit

Further reading

• “bor”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026

Catalan

Chemical element (edit)
B Atomic number 5 bor
Classification data Period 2 Group 13 Block p-block Class metalloid
Previous: ← beril·li (Be)
Next: carboni (C) →

Etymology

From French bore

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˈbo̞r]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈbɔr]

• Audio (Valencia):

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Noun

bor m (uncountable)

1. boron

Derived terms

• borat
• bòric
• borur

Further reading

• “bor”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “bor”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “bor” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “bor”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Cimbrian

Preposition

bor

1. Unstressed form of bòr (“for”).

Czech

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Czech bor, from Proto-Slavic *borъ. Because in Slovak and Polish dialects it means "marsh", it is sometimes associated with Proto-Slavic *bara, meaning the same. More probably it is connected with Proto-Indo-European *bʰor-u-. Compare also borůvka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbor]
• Rhymes: -or

Noun

bor m inan

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!

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of bor (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	bor	bory
genitive	boru	borů
dative	boru	borům
accusative	bor	bory
vocative	bore	bory
locative	boru	borech
instrumental	borem	bory

Derived terms

• borovice
• borovicový
• borovička
• boroví
• borový

Etymology 2

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

Chemical element (edit)
B Atomic number 5 bor
Classification data Period 2 Group 13 Block p-block Class metalloid
Previous: ← berylium (Be)
Next: uhlík (C) →

Alternative forms

• bór

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈboːr]
• Rhymes: -oːr

Noun

bor m inan

1. boron

Declension

Declension of bor (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	bor	bory
genitive	boru	borů
dative	boru	borům
accusative	bor	bory
vocative	bore	bory
locative	boru	borech
instrumental	borem	bory

Derived terms

• boran
• borid
• boritý
• borosilikátový

Further reading

• “bor”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “bor”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “bor”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Anagrams

• obr
• rob

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boːr/, [b̥oɐ̯ˀ]
• Rhymes: -oːɐ̯

Etymology 1

Chemical element (edit)
B Atomic number 5 bor
Classification data Period 2 Group 13 Block p-block Class metalloid
Previous: ← beryllium (Be)
Next: kulstof, carbon (C) →

From the stem of borax.

Noun

bor n (singular definite boret, not used in plural form)

1. boron (chemical element)

Declension

Declension of bor

neuter gender	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	bor	boret
genitive	bors	borets

References

• “bor” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

From Old Norse borr.

Noun

bor n (singular definite boret, plural indefinite bor)

1. drill
2. gimlet, auger

Inflection

Declension of bor

neuter gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bor	boret	bor	borene
genitive	bors	borets	bors	borenes

Etymology 3

See bo

Verb

bor

1. present of bo

Etymology 4

See bore

Verb

bor

1. imperative of bore

Hungarian

Etymology

From a Turkic language before the times of the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin (at the turn of the 9th and 10th centuries). Compare Old Uyghur 𐽼𐽳𐽾 (bor, “wine”), ultimately from Middle Persian bōr (“reddish-brown”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“brown”). Compare Ossetian бур (bur, “yellow”), Northern Kurdish bor (“grey”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbor]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -or

Noun

bor (countable and uncountable, plural borok)

1. wine (an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting the juice of grapes)
2. wine (an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting the juice of fruits or vegetables other than grapes, usually preceded by the type of the fruit or vegetable)
3. (figuratively) wine (intoxication caused by wine)

   A bor beszél belőle. ― It must be the wine. (literally, “The wine is talking out of him/her.”)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	bor	borok
accusative	bort	borokat
dative	bornak	boroknak
instrumental	borral	borokkal
causal-final	borért	borokért
translative	borrá	borokká
terminative	borig	borokig
essive-formal	borként	borokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	borban	borokban
superessive	boron	borokon
adessive	bornál	boroknál
illative	borba	borokba
sublative	borra	borokra
allative	borhoz	borokhoz
elative	borból	borokból
delative	borról	borokról
ablative	bortól	boroktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	boré	boroké
non-attributive possessive – plural	boréi	borokéi

Possessive forms of bor

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	borom	boraim
2nd person sing.	borod	boraid
3rd person sing.	bora	borai
1st person plural	borunk	boraink
2nd person plural	borotok	boraitok
3rd person plural	boruk	boraik

Derived terms

• borász
• borászat
• boros
• boroz
• boroz, borozik

Compound words with this term at the beginning

• borárus
• borbetegség
• borecet
• borexport
• borértékesítés
• borfajta
• borfogyasztás
• borhamisítás
• borivás
• borkancsó
• borkedvelő
• borkiállítás
• borpince
• borszakértő
• borszőlő
• bortudomány
• borvörös

Compound words with this term at the end

• almabor
• csemegebor
• fehérbor
• gyümölcsbor
• jégbor
• rozébor
• ürmösbor
• vörösbor

Expressions

• asztali bor
• borban az igazság
• forralt bor
• jó bornak nem kell cégér
• vizet prédikál és bort iszik

Further reading

• bor in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• bor in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026).

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse borr. See the verb bora (“to drill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɔːr]
• Rhymes: -ɔːr

Noun

bor m (genitive singular bors, nominative plural borar)

1. drill, drill bit

Declension

Declension of bor (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bor	borinn	borar	borarnir
accusative	bor	borinn	bora	borana
dative	bor	bornum	borum	borunum
genitive	bors	borsins	bora	boranna

Derived terms

• borjárn
• borvél

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔr/ [ˈbɔr]
• Rhymes: -ɔr
• Syllabification: bor

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch boor (“drill”).

Noun

bor (plural bor-bor)

1. drill, drill bit

   Synonyms: gerekan, gurdi, jara

Derived terms

• mengebor
• pengebor
• pengeboran

• bor batu
• bor linggis
• bor putar
• bor sentak
• bor tumbuk
• bor udara
• bor ulir

Verb

bor

1. to drill

   Synonyms: gerek, menggurdi, menjara

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English board, from Proto-West Germanic *bord, from Proto-Germanic *burdą (“board; plank; table”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerdʰ- (“to cut”).

Noun

bor (plural bor-bor)

1. (colloquial) board

   Synonym: papan

Further reading

• “bor”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Ishkashimi

Alternative forms

• baor
• bahor, bohor
• bår, båår
• bahår

Noun

bor

1. winter

References

• Пахалина, Т.Н (1959), “bor”, in Ишкашимский язык (Iškašimskij jazyk) [Ishkashimi language], Moscow, USSR

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English bār, from Proto-West Germanic *bair, from Proto-Germanic *bairaz.

Alternative forms

• boor, bore, boore
• bar, bare, bayre (Northern)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔ̝ːr/
• IPA^(key): /bɑːr/ (Early Middle English)
• IPA^(key): /baːr/ (Northern)

Noun

bor (plural bores)

1. A wild or uncastrated pig; a boar.
2. The meat or flesh of a boar.
3. (figurative) A rough and tough individual.
4. (rare, heraldic) A heraldic image of a boar.

Descendants

• English: boar
• Middle Scots: bair
  • Scots: bair
• Yola: boar

References

• “bōr, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 22 July 2018.

Etymology 2

Noun

bor

1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of ber

Middle High German

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German por; from the root of Old High German beran (“to bear, carry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (before 13^th CE) /ˈbor/

Noun

bor m or f

1. height, elevation

   Synonym: bœre

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• bërn

References

• bor in M. Lexer, Mittelhochdeutsches Handwörterbuch.

Northern Kurdish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Iranian *buHráh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰruHrás, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“brown”).

Adjective

bor

1. grey

Etymology 2

Noun

bor ?

1. horse

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buːr/

Etymology 1

A shortening of boraks

Noun

bor n (definite singular boret, uncountable)

1. boron (chemical element, symbol B)

Derived terms

• borat
• 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 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

• borat
• 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

Chemical element (edit)
B Atomic number 5 bor
Classification data Period 2 Group 13 Block p-block Class metalloid
Previous: ← beryl (Be)
Next: węgiel (C) →

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔr/

• Audio 1:

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• Audio 2:

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• Rhymes: -ɔr
• Syllabification: bor
• Homophones: bohr, Bohr, Bor, BOR

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

bor m inan

1. boron

Declension

Declension of bor

	singular
nominative	bor
genitive	bora, boru
dative	borowi
accusative	bor
instrumental	borem
locative	borze
vocative	borze

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

bor m inan

1. (obsolete) drill bit

   Synonym: wiertło

Declension

Declension of bor

	singular	plural
nominative	bor	bory
genitive	bora, boru	borów
dative	borowi	borom
accusative	bor	bory
instrumental	borem	borami
locative	borze	borach
vocative	borze	bory

Further reading

• “bor”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[1] (in Polish)

Romanian

Chemical element (edit)
B Atomic number 5 bor
Classification data Period 2 Group 13 Block p-block Class metalloid
Previous: ← beriliu (Be)
Next: carbon (C) →

Bor

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bor/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French bore, from stem of borax.

Noun

bor n (uncountable)

1. boron (chemical element)

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	bor	borul
genitive-dative	bor	borului
vocative	borule

Related terms

• boric

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Germanic *burdą

Frankish *bordbor.

Old French bord

French bordbor.

Romanian bor

Borrowed from French bord.

Noun

bor n (uncountable)

1. brim (of a hat)

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	bor	borul	boruri	borurile
genitive-dative	bor	borului	boruri	borurilor
vocative	borule		borurilor

Further reading

• “bor”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bôːr/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *borъ.

Noun

bȏr m inan (Cyrillic spelling бо̑р)

1. pine
2. Christmas tree

Declension

Declension of bor

	singular	plural
nominative	bor	borovi
genitive	bora	borova
dative	boru	borovima
accusative	bor	borove
vocative	bore	borovi
locative	boru	borovima
instrumental	borom	borovima

References

• “bor”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Etymology 2

Borrowed from New Latin borum, from Arabic بَوْرَق (bawraq).

Chemical element (edit)
B Atomic number 5 bor / бор
Classification data Period 2 Group 13 Block p-block Class metalloid
Previous: ← berilij / берилиј, berilijum / берилијум (Be)
Next: ugljik / угљик, ugljenik / угљеник, zemljik / земљик (C) →

Noun

bȏr m inan (Cyrillic spelling бо̑р)

1. boron

Declension

Declension of bor

	singular	plural
nominative	bor	borovi
genitive	bora	borova
dative	boru	borovima
accusative	bor	borove
vocative	bore	borovi
locative	boru	borovima
instrumental	borom	borovima

References

• “bor”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Slovene

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *borъ. First attested in the 18th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔ́r/

Noun

bȍr m inan

1. pine

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	bòr
gen. sing.	bôra
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	bòr	bôra	bôri
genitive (rodȋlnik)	bôra	bôrov	bôrov
dative (dajȃlnik)	bôru	bôroma	bôrom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	bòr	bôra	bôre
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	bôru	bôrih	bôrih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	bôrom	bôroma	bôri

Etymology 2

Chemical element (edit)
B Atomic number 5 bor
Classification data Period 2 Group 13 Block p-block Class metalloid
Previous: ← berilij (Be)
Next: ogljik (C) →

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bóːr/

Noun

bọ̑r m inan

1. boron

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nominative	bór
genitive	bóra
	singular
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	bór
genitive (rodȋlnik)	bóra
dative (dajȃlnik)	bóru
accusative (tožȋlnik)	bór
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	bóru
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	bórom

Further reading

• “bor”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026

Swedish

Chemical element (edit)
B Atomic number 5 bor
Classification data Period 2 Group 13 Block p-block Class metalloid
Previous: ← beryllium (Be)
Next: kol (C) →

Etymology 1

From French bore

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boːr/
• Homophone: bår

Noun

bor n

1. boron (chemical element)

Declension

Declension of bor

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	bor	bors
	definite	boret	borets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buːr/

Noun

bor

1. indefinite plural of bo

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buːr/

Verb

bor

1. present indicative of bo

References

• “bor”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “bor”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “bor”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• Svensk MeSH

Anagrams

• bro

Talysh

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bádHr̥. Cognate to Persian بیل.

Noun

bor

1. shovel, spade

Turkish

Chemical element (edit)
B Atomic number 5 bor
Classification data Period 2 Group 13 Block p-block Class metalloid
Previous: ← berilyum (Be)
Next: karbon (C) →

Etymology

Etymology tree

Middle Persian *bōragbor.

Arabic بَوْرَق (bawraq)der.

French borebor.

Ottoman Turkish بور (bor)

Turkish bor

From Ottoman Turkish بور (bor), borrowed from French bore.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [boɾ]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: bor

Noun

bor (definite accusative boru, plural borlar)

1. boron

Declension

Declension of bor

singular plural nominative bor borlar definite accusative boru borları dative bora borlara locative borda borlarda ablative bordan borlardan genitive borun borların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular borum borlarım 2nd singular borun borların 3rd singular boru borları 1st plural borumuz borlarımız 2nd plural borunuz borlarınız 3rd plural borları borları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular borumu borlarımı 2nd singular borunu borlarını 3rd singular borunu borlarını 1st plural borumuzu borlarımızı 2nd plural borunuzu borlarınızı 3rd plural borlarını borlarını dative singular plural 1st singular boruma borlarıma 2nd singular boruna borlarına 3rd singular boruna borlarına 1st plural borumuza borlarımıza 2nd plural borunuza borlarınıza 3rd plural borlarına borlarına locative singular plural 1st singular borumda borlarımda 2nd singular borunda borlarında 3rd singular borunda borlarında 1st plural borumuzda borlarımızda 2nd plural borunuzda borlarınızda 3rd plural borlarında borlarında ablative singular plural 1st singular borumdan borlarımdan 2nd singular borundan borlarından 3rd singular borundan borlarından 1st plural borumuzdan borlarımızdan 2nd plural borunuzdan borlarınızdan 3rd plural borlarından borlarından genitive singular plural 1st singular borumun borlarımın 2nd singular borunun borlarının 3rd singular borunun borlarının 1st plural borumuzun borlarımızın 2nd plural borunuzun borlarınızın 3rd plural borlarının borlarının

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bъrъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔʀ/

Noun

bor m inan

1. (colloquial) foxtail millet (Setaria italica)

   Synonym: zornjaty włosanc

Declension

Declension of bor

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	bor	boraj	bory
genitive	bora	borow	borow
dative	borej	boromaj	boram
accusative	bor	boraj	bory
instrumental	borom	boromaj	borami
locative	borje / boru	boromaj	borach
vocative	boro / borje	boraj	bory

Further reading

• “bor”, in Mudra corpus [Upper Sorbian–Czech dictionary] (in Czech), 2024–2026
• “bor” in Soblex

Vietnamese

Noun

bor

1. (Vietnam) alternative spelling of boron

Vurës

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔr/

Verb

bor

1. (intransitive) to laugh

Noun

bor

1. kind of large coconut leaf basket which is used for transporting food

Further reading

• Malau, Catriona (2021), “bor”, in A Dictionary of Vurës, Vanuatu, Canberra: Australian National University Press, →ISBN, page 40

Zazaki

Etymology

Ultimately Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“brown”). Cognate with Persian بور (bur).

Adjective

bor

1. grey