borový

Czech

Etymology 1

From bor (wood consisting of pines) + -ový. The noun bor comes from Proto-Slavic *borъ. Because in Slovak and Polish dialects it means "marsh", it is sometimes being connected with Proto-Slavic *bara, meanig the same. More probably it is connected with Proto-Indo-European *bʰor-u-. Compare also borůvka.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈboroviː/
  • Rhymes: -oviː
  • Hyphenation: bo‧ro‧vý
  • Homophone: boroví

Adjective

borový (not comparable)

  1. connected with a pine (coniferous tree)
    borový lespinewood (forest of pines)
    borová šiškapinecone
    • 1836, Karel Hynek Mácha, Máj:
      Byl pozdní večer — první máj — / večerní máj — byl lásky čas. / Hrdliččin zval ku lásce hlas, / kde borový zaváněl háj.
      Late evening, on the first of May— / The twilit May — the time of love. / Meltingly called the turtle-dove, / Where rich and sweet pinewoods lay. (translation by Edith Pargeter)
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Synonyms

Etymology 2

From bor (boron) + -ový. The noun bor comes from German Bor, which is a shortened form of Borax derived from Medieval Latin borax, from Arabic بورق (būraq), from Persian بوره (būrah).[2]

Alternative forms

  • bórový

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈboːroviː/
  • Rhymes: -oviː
  • Hyphenation: bo‧ro‧vý

Adjective

borový (not comparable)

  1. (chemistry) connected with boron
    borová vodaboric acid solution (literally "boric water")
Declension

Anagrams

References

  1. "bor1" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, Leda, 2015, →ISBN, page 92–93.
  2. "bor2" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, Leda, 2015, →ISBN, page 92.
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