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3-letter words (4 found)

BOR,BRO,ORB,ROB,

2-letter words (3 found)

BO,OB,OR,

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Definitions and meaning of bor

bor

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).

References

Anagrams

  • ORB, ROB, Rob, bro, bro., orb, rob

Albanian

Noun

bor m

  1. boron

Catalan

Etymology

From French bore

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈbɔr]

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], 2007 April
  • “bor”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
  • “bor” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
  • “bor” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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:
Declension
Derived terms

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”).

Alternative forms

  • bór

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈboːr]
  • Rhymes: -oːr

Noun

bor m inan

  1. boron
Declension
Derived terms

References

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), 2008–2025

Anagrams

  • obr
  • rob

Danish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From the stem of borax.

Noun

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

  1. boron (chemical element)
    Synonym: natriumtetraborat

Declension

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

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]
  • Rhymes: -or

Noun

bor (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

Derived terms

References

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 2024).

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔːr/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːr

Noun

bor m (genitive singular bors, nominative plural borar)

  1. drill, drill bit

Declension

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: gurdi, jara

Verb

bor

  1. to drill
Derived terms

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, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Middle English

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔːr/
  • (Northern, Early Middle English) IPA(key): /bɑːr/

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
  • Scots: bair
  • Yola: boar

References

  • “bōr, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-22.

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 13th CE) /ˈbɔr/

Noun

bor m or f

  1. height, elevation
    Synonym: bœre

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

References

  • bor in M. Lexer, Mittelhochdeutsches Handwörterbuch.

Northern Kurdish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *bor.

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔr/
  • 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

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

Further reading

  • bor in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bor/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French bore, from stem of borax.

Noun

bor n (uncountable)

  1. boron (chemical element)
Declension
Related terms
  • boric

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French bord.

Noun

bor n (uncountable)

  1. brim (of a hat)
Declension

Further reading

  • “bor”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bôːr/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *borъ.

Noun

bȏr m (Cyrillic spelling бо̑р)

  1. pine
Declension

References

  • “bor”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Etymology 2

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

Noun

bȏr m (Cyrillic spelling бо̑р)

  1. boron
Declension

References

  • “bor”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Slovene

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *borъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔ́r/

Noun

bȍr m inan

  1. pine
Declension

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bóːr/

Noun

bọ̑r m inan

  1. boron
Declension

Further reading

  • “bor”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

Swedish

Etymology 1

From French bore

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /boːr/
  • Homophone: bår

Noun

bor n

  1. boron (chemical element)
Declension

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 (SO)
  • bor in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • bor in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
  • Svensk MeSH

Anagrams

  • bro

Turkish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [boɾ]
  • Hyphenation: bor

Noun

bor (definite accusative boru, plural borlar)

  1. boron

Declension

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

Further reading

  • “bor” in Soblex

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

References

The sound system and orthography of the language with audio clips.

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

Source: wiktionary.org