Borneo

See also: borneo and Bornéo

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Borneo

  1. A Pacific island shared by Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei.

Derived terms

  • Bornean
  • Borneo elephant
  • Borneo rhinoceres
  • Borneo river shark
  • Borneo shark

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Czech

Proper noun

Borneo n

  1. Borneo

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Borneo in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
  • Borneo in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔrneːˌjoː/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Bor‧neo

Proper noun

Borneo

Borneo n

  1. Borneo, a Pacific island shared by Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei [from late 16th c.]

Finnish

Proper noun

Borneo

  1. Borneo

Declension

in Borneo = Borneolla

Inflection of Borneo (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)
nominative Borneo
genitive Borneon
partitive Borneota
illative Borneoon
singular plural
nominative Borneo
accusative nom. Borneo
gen. Borneon
genitive Borneon
partitive Borneota
inessive Borneossa
elative Borneosta
illative Borneoon
adessive Borneolla
ablative Borneolta
allative Borneolle
essive Borneona
translative Borneoksi
instructive
abessive Borneotta
comitative

Malagasy

Proper noun

Borneo

  1. Borneo

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Malay (Pulau) Borneo

Proper noun

Borneo

  1. Borneo (large island in South-East Asia)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Malay (Pulau) Borneo

Proper noun

Borneo

  1. Borneo (large island in South-East Asia)

Portuguese

Proper noun

Borneo f

  1. Obsolete spelling of Bornéu
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