borg
English
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /bɔː(ɹ)ɡ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)ɡ
Etymology 1
editClipping of cyborg. Contraction of cybernetic organism.
Noun
editborg (plural borgs)
- Synonym of cyborg
- 2003, Dalos Gaymer, “Gotcha Force Review for GameCube”, GameFAQs:
- You'll also have to put together a team or Force of borgs that you won from winning battles. Before battle you assemble your Force within the GF Energy Limit. Each borg has a cost attached to them and this GF Energy Limit is kind of like your budget.
- 2003, Dalos Gaymer, “Gotcha Force Review for GameCube”, GameFAQs:
Verb
editborg (third-person singular simple present borgs, present participle borging, simple past and past participle borged)
- Alternative spelling of Borg
Etymology 2
editNoun
editborg (plural borgs)
- Alternative form of BORG
Anagrams
editCimbrian
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
editborg m
- (Sette Comuni) furrow (trench cut in soil)
References
edit- “borg” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
Danish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Norse borg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz (“stronghold, city”), cognate with German Burg (“castle”) and English borough. The Germanic noun is derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“to rise”), which is also the source of Danish bjerg (“mountain”).
Noun
editborg c (singular definite borgen, plural indefinite borge)
Inflection
editFurther reading
edit- borg on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Etymology 2
editFrom Middle Low German borg, borge. Compare German Borg (“credit”).
Noun
editborg c
Etymology 3
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
editborg
- imperative of borge (“to guarantee, vouch for”)
Dutch
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle Dutch borge, ultimately from the root of the verb bergen (“to protect, safeguard”).
Noun
editborg m (plural borgen)
Derived terms
editDescendants
editEtymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
editborg
- singular past indicative of bergen
- inflection of borgen:
Faroese
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Norse borg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz (“stronghold, city”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“fort”). Related to berg (“mountain”), bjørg (“mountain side”).
Noun
editborg f (genitive singular borgar, plural borgir)
Declension
editDeclension of borg | ||||
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f2 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | borg | borgin | borgir | borgirnar |
accusative | borg | borgina | borgir | borgirnar |
dative | borg | borgini | borgum | borgunum |
genitive | borgar | borgarinnar | borga | borganna |
Etymology 2
editBorrowed from Danish borg, from Middle Low German borg, borge. Compare German Borg (“credit”).
Noun
editborg n (genitive singular borgs, uncountable)
Declension
editDeclension of borg (singular only) | ||
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n3s | singular | |
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | borg | borgið |
accusative | borg | borgið |
dative | borgi | borginum |
genitive | borgs | borgsins |
Synonyms
edit- (bail): borgan
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse borg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-. Related to berg, bjarg (“rock, cliff”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editborg f (genitive singular borgar, nominative plural borgir)
Declension
editDerived terms
editIrish
editNoun
editborg m (genitive singular boirg, nominative plural boirg)
- Alternative form of buirg (“borough”)
Declension
editMutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
borg | bhorg | mborg |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “borg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editFrom Danish borg, from Old Norse borg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz (“stronghold, city”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“fort”). Inherited with masculine declension from Danish, the optional feminine declension was later borrowed from Nynorsk.
Noun
editborg m or f (definite singular borga or borgen, indefinite plural borger, definite plural borgene)
- a castle (fortified building)
References
edit- “borg” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse borg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz (“stronghold, city”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“fort”).
Noun
editborg f (definite singular borga, indefinite plural borger, definite plural borgene)
- a castle
References
edit- “borg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
editEtymology
editRelated to the verb borgian (“to borrow”), which see.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editborg m
Declension
editRelated terms
editOld Norse
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *burgz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“fortified elevation”).
Noun
editborg f (genitive borgar, plural borgir)
Declension
editDescendants
edit- Icelandic: borg
- Faroese: borg
- Norwegian Nynorsk: borg; (dialectal) børg
- Elfdalian: borg
- Old Swedish: borgh
- Swedish: borg
- Danish: borg
- Norwegian Bokmål: borg
- Old Gutnish: burg, borg
References
edit- “borg”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Swedish
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Swedish borgh (“fortress, city”), from Old Norse borg (also "bulwark", "wall'), from Proto-Germanic *burgz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-. Akin to English borough, burgh, Old Irish bri (hence the name Birgitta).
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Noun
editborg c
- a fortified castle (or city)
Usage notes
editCompare slott, which leans more towards palace.
Declension
editDeclension of borg | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | borg | borgen | borgar | borgarna |
Genitive | borgs | borgens | borgars | borgarnas |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editSee also
editEtymology 2
editUnadapted borrowing from English, from cyborg.
Noun
editborg c
- a borg
Declension
editDeclension of borg | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | borg | borgen | borger | borgerna |
Genitive | borgs | borgens | borgers | borgernas |
References
edit- borg in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- borg in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- borg in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- borg in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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