borr

See also: Borr and bǫrr

Irish

Etymology 1

Noun

borr m (genitive singular borr)

  1. Alternative form of borradh
Declension
Declension of borr

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative borr
Vocative a bhorr
Genitive borr
Dative borr

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an borr
Genitive an bhorr
Dative leis an mborr

don bhorr

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Irish borr (“swelling; swollen, thick”).

Adjective

borr (genitive singular masculine boirr, genitive singular feminine boirre, plural borra, comparative boirre)

  1. (literary) puffed, proud; luxuriant
Declension
Declension of borr
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative borr bhorr borra;
bhorra²
Vocative bhoirr borra
Genitive boirre borra borr
Dative borr;
bhorr¹		 bhorr;
bhoirr (archaic)		 borra;
bhorra²
Comparative níos boirre
Superlative is boirre

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Etymology 3

From Old Irish borraid (“swells, becomes swollen, bloated”, verb), from borr.

Verb

borr (present analytic borrann, future analytic borrfaidh, verbal noun borradh, past participle borrtha)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) swell, grow
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present borrim borrann tú;
borrir†		 borrann sé, sí borrimid borrann sibh borrann siad;
borrid†		 a bhorrann; a bhorras /
a mborrann*; a mborras*		 borrtar
past bhorr mé; bhorras bhorr tú; bhorris bhorr sé, sí bhorramar; bhorr muid bhorr sibh; bhorrabhair bhorr siad; bhorradar a bhorr /
ar bhorr*		 borradh
past habitual bhorrinn / mborrinn‡‡ bhorrtá / mborrtᇇ bhorradh sé, sí / mborradh sé, s퇇 bhorrimis; bhorradh muid / mborrimis‡‡; mborradh muid‡‡ bhorradh sibh / mborradh sibh‡‡ bhorridís; bhorradh siad / mborridís‡‡; mborradh siad‡‡ a bhorradh /
a mborradh*		 bhorrtí / mborrt퇇
future borrfidh mé;
borrfad		 borrfidh tú;
borrfir†		 borrfidh sé, sí borrfimid;
borrfidh muid		 borrfidh sibh borrfidh siad;
borrfid†		 a bhorrfidh; a bhorrfas /
a mborrfidh*; a mborrfas*		 borrfar
conditional bhorrfinn / mborrfinn‡‡ bhorrfá / mborrfᇇ bhorrfadh sé, sí / mborrfadh sé, s퇇 bhorrfimis; bhorrfadh muid / mborrfimis‡‡; mborrfadh muid‡‡ bhorrfadh sibh / mborrfadh sibh‡‡ bhorrfidís; bhorrfadh siad / mborrfidís‡‡; mborrfadh siad‡‡ a bhorrfadh /
a mborrfadh*		 bhorrfí / mborrf퇇
subjunctive present go mborr mé;
go mborrad†		 go mborr tú;
go mborrir†		 go mborr sé, sí go mborrimid;
go mborr muid		 go mborr sibh go mborr siad;
go mborrid†		 — go mborrtar
past dá mborrinn dá mborrtá dá mborradh sé, sí dá mborrimis;
dá mborradh muid		 dá mborradh sibh dá mborridís;
dá mborradh siad		 — dá mborrtí
imperative borrim borr borradh sé, sí borrimis borrigí;
borridh†		 borridís — borrtar
verbal noun borradh
past participle borrtha

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
borr bhorr mborr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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