бор

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bor"

Belarusian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bor]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Belarusian боръ (bor), from Proto-Slavic *borъ.

Noun

бор • (bor) m inan (genitive бо́ру, nominative plural бары́, genitive plural баро́ў, relational adjective баравы́, diminutive баро́к)

1. pinewood, pine forest

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

See also

• баравік (baravik)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German bore or from German Bor.

Noun

бор • (bor) m inan (genitive бо́ру, uncountable, relational adjective бо́рны).

1. boron

Declension

Declension of бор (inan sg-only hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular
nominative	бор bor
genitive	бо́ру bóru
dative	бо́ру bóru
accusative	бор bor
instrumental	бо́рам bóram
locative	бо́ры bóry

Etymology 3

Borrowed from German bohren (“to bore, to drill”). Doublet of бур (bur).

Noun

бор • (bor) m inan (genitive бо́ра, nominative plural бо́ры, genitive plural бо́раў)

1. (dental) drill

Declension

Declension of бор (inan hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	бор bor	бо́ры bóry
genitive	бо́ра bóra	бо́раў bóraŭ
dative	бо́ру bóru	бо́рам bóram
accusative	бор bor	бо́ры bóry
instrumental	бо́рам bóram	бо́рамі bórami
locative	бо́ры bóry	бо́рах bórax
count form	—	бо́ры1 bóry1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

Further reading

• “бор” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Bulgarian

дърво бор (spec. Pinus sylvestris)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɔr]

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *borъ (u-stem).

Noun

бор • (bor) m (relational adjective бо́ров)

1. pine, pine tree

Declension

Declension of бор

	singular	plural
indefinite	бор bor	бо́рове, бо́ри1 bórove, bóri1
definite (subject form)	бо́рът bórǎt	бо́ровете, бо́рите1 bórovete, bórite1
definite (object form)	бо́ра bóra
count form	—	бо́ра bóra

¹Folk-poetic.

Derived terms

• бора́к (borák, “pine's groove”)
• бо́ровина (bórovina, “pine's aroma, pine's resin”) (dialectal)
  • борови́нка (borovínka, “blueberry”)

References

• “бор¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “бор (1)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бор¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 67

Etymology 2

химически елемент бор

Internationalism.

Noun

бор • (bor) m

1. boron

Declension

Declension of бор

	singular
indefinite	бор bor
definite (subject form)	бо́рът bórǎt
definite (object form)	бо́ра bóra

Coordinate terms

• (Chemical element): Previous: берилий (berilij) Next: въглерод (vǎglerod)

Related terms

• борен (boren)

References

• “бор²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “бор (2)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Anagrams

• роб (rob)

Kazakh

Alternative scripts

Arabic	بور
Cyrillic	бор
Latin	bor
Yañalif	ʙor

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian бор (bor), from French bore or from German Bor.

Noun

бор • (bor)

1. chalk
2. boron

Coordinate terms

• (Chemical element): Previous: бериллий (berillii). Next: көміртегі (kömırtegı)

Kumyk

Noun

бор • (bor)

1. chalk

Declension

Declension of бор (bor)

	singular	plural
nominative	бор (bor)	борлар (borlar)
accusative	борну (bornu)	борланы (borlanı)
dative	боргъа (borğa)	борлагъа (borlağa)
locative	борда (borda)	борларда (borlarda)
ablative	бордан (bordan)	борлардан (borlardan)
genitive	борну (bornu)	борланы (borlanı)

Possessive forms of бор (bor)

1st person singular
	singular	plural
nominative	борум (borum)	борларым (borlarım)
accusative	борумну (borumnu)	борларымны (borlarımnı)
dative	борумгъа (borumğa)	борларыма (borlarıma)
locative	борумда (borumda)	борларымда (borlarımda)
ablative	борумдан (borumdan)	борларымдан (borlarımdan)
genitive	борумну (borumnu)	борларымны (borlarımnı)
1st person plural
	singular	plural
nominative	борубуз (borubuz)	борларыбыз (borlarıbız)
accusative	борубузну (borubuznu)	борларыбызны (borlarıbıznı)
dative	борубузгъа (borubuzğa)	борларыбызгъа (borlarıbızğa)
locative	борубузда (borubuzda)	борларыбызда (borlarıbızda)
ablative	борубуздан (borubuzdan)	борларыбыздан (borlarıbızdan)
genitive	борубузну (borubuznu)	борларыбызны (borlarıbıznı)
2nd person singular
	singular	plural
nominative	борунгъ (borunğ)	борларынгъ (borlarınğ)
accusative	борунгъну (borunğnu)	борларынгъны (borlarınğnı)
dative	борунгъа (borunğa)	борларынгъа (borlarınğa)
locative	борунгъда (borunğda)	борларынгъда (borlarınğda)
ablative	борунгъдан (borunğdan)	борларынгъдан (borlarınğdan)
genitive	борунгъну (borunğnu)	борларынгъны (borlarınğnı)
2nd person plural
	singular	plural
nominative	боругъуз (boruğuz)	борларыгъыз (borlarığız)
accusative	боругъузну (boruğuznu)	борларыгъызны (borlarığıznı)
dative	боругъузгъа (boruğuzğa)	борларыгъызгъа (borlarığızğa)
locative	боругъузда (boruğuzda)	борларыгъызда (borlarığızda)
ablative	боругъуздан (boruğuzdan)	борларыбыздан (borlarıbızdan)
genitive	боругъузну (boruğuznu)	борларыгъызны (borlarığıznı)
3rd person
	singular	plural
nominative	бору (boru)	борлары (borları)
accusative	борун (borun)	борларын (borların)
dative	боруна (boruna)	борларына (borlarına)
locative	борунда (borunda)	борларында (borlarında)
ablative	борундан (borundan)	борларындан (borlarından)
genitive	боруну (borunu)	борларыны (borlarını)

Further reading

• Бамматов Б.Г., editor (2013), “бор”, in Кумыкско-русский словарь [Kumyk–Russian dictionary], Makhachkala: ИЯЛИ ДНЦ РАН

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɔr]

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *borъ.

Noun

бор • (bor) m (relational adjective боров, diminutive борче)

1. pine (tree)

Declension

Declension of бор

	singular	plural
indefinite	бор (bor)	борови (borovi)
definite unspecified	борот (borot)	боровите (borovite)
definite proximal	боров (borov)	боровиве (borovive)
definite distal	борон (boron)	боровине (borovine)
vocative	бору (boru)	борови (borovi)
count form	—	бора (bora)
collective	борје (borje)	—

Etymology 2

Chemical element
B
Previous: берилиум (berilium) (Be)
Next: јаглерод (jaglerod) (C)

Noun

бор • (bor) m (uncountable)

1. boron

Declension

Declension of бор

	singular
indefinite	бор (bor)
definite unspecified	борот (borot)
definite proximal	боров (borov)
definite distal	борон (boron)
vocative	бору (boru)

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *bora, deriving or otherwise related with Proto-Turkic *boŕ.

Compare Dongxiang boro, Turkish boz.

Adjective

бор • (bor) (Mongolian spelling ᠪᠣᠷᠤ (boru))

1. grey
2. dark
3. brown

See also

Colors in Mongolian · өнгө (öngö) (layout · text)

цагаан (cagaan)	саарал (saaral)	хар (xar)
улаан (ulaan); хүрэн улаан (xüren ulaan)	улбар шар (ulbar šar); бор (bor), хүрэн (xüren)	шар (šar); хул (xul), цайвар шар (cajvar šar)
цайвар ногоон (cajvar nogoon)	ногоон (nogoon)
цэнхэр (cenxer); номин ногоон (nomin nogoon)	номин (nomin)	хөх (xöx)
нил (nil); индиго (indigo)	улаан ягаан (ulaan jagaan); час улаан (čas ulaan)	ягаан (jagaan)

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bor]
• Rhymes: -or

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French bore or from German Bor.

Noun

бор • (bor) m inan (genitive бо́ра, nominative plural бо́ры, genitive plural бо́ров)

1. boron

Declension

Declension of бор (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	бо́р bór	бо́ры bóry
genitive	бо́ра bóra	бо́ров bórov
dative	бо́ру bóru	бо́рам bóram
accusative	бо́р bór	бо́ры bóry
instrumental	бо́ром bórom	бо́рами bórami
prepositional	бо́ре bóre	бо́рах bórax

Coordinate terms

• (Chemical element): Previous: бери́ллий (beríllij). Next: углеро́д (ugleród)

Related terms

• боракс (boraks)
• борат (borat)
• борид (borid)
• борная кислота́ (bornaja kislotá)
• борный (bornyj)
• бороводород (borovodorod)
• боросиликат (borosilikat)

Descendants

• → Georgian: ბორი (bori)
• → Kazakh: бор (bor)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *borъ.

Noun

бор • (bor) m inan (genitive бо́ра, nominative plural боры́, genitive plural боро́в, relational adjective борово́й)

1. pinewood, pine forest

Declension

Declension of бор (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-c) 

	singular	plural
nominative	бо́р bór	боры́ borý
genitive	бо́ра bóra	боро́в boróv
dative	бо́ру bóru	бора́м borám
accusative	бо́р bór	боры́ borý
instrumental	бо́ром bórom	бора́ми borámi
prepositional	бо́ре bóre	бора́х boráx
locative	в бору́ v ború

Related terms

• борови́к (borovík)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from German bohren (“to bore, to drill”). Doublet of бур (bur).

Noun

бор • (bor) m inan (genitive бо́ра, nominative plural бо́ры, genitive plural бо́ров)

1. (dental) drill

Declension

Declension of бор (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	бо́р bór	бо́ры bóry
genitive	бо́ра bóra	бо́ров bórov
dative	бо́ру bóru	бо́рам bóram
accusative	бо́р bór	бо́ры bóry
instrumental	бо́ром bórom	бо́рами bórami
prepositional	бо́ре bóre	бо́рах bórax

Related terms

• бор-маши́на (bor-mašína)

Etymology 4

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bъrъ.

Noun

бор • (bor) m inan (genitive бо́ра, nominative plural бо́ры, genitive plural бо́ров)

1. milletgrass

Declension

Declension of бор (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	бо́р bór	бо́ры bóry
genitive	бо́ра bóra	бо́ров bórov
dative	бо́ру bóru	бо́рам bóram
accusative	бо́р bór	бо́ры bóry
instrumental	бо́ром bórom	бо́рами bórami
prepositional	бо́ре bóre	бо́рах bórax

Etymology 5

Noun

бор • (bor) m inan (genitive бо́ра, nominative plural бо́ры, genitive plural бо́ров)

1. tidal bore

Declension

Declension of бор (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	бо́р bór	бо́ры bóry
genitive	бо́ра bóra	бо́ров bórov
dative	бо́ру bóru	бо́рам bóram
accusative	бо́р bór	бо́ры bóry
instrumental	бо́ром bórom	бо́рами bórami
prepositional	бо́ре bóre	бо́рах bórax

Etymology 6

Noun

бор • (bor) f inan pl

1. genitive plural of бора́ (borá)
2. genitive plural of бо́ра (bóra)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bôːr/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *borъ.

Noun

бо̑р m (Latin spelling bȏr)

1. pine

Declension

Declension of бор

	singular	plural
nominative	бор	борови
genitive	бора	борова
dative	бору	боровима
accusative	бор	борове
vocative	боре	борови
locative	бору	боровима
instrumental	бором	боровима

Etymology 2

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

Chemical element
B
Previous: берилијум, берилиј (Be)
Next: угљеник, угљик (C)

Noun

бо̑р m (Latin spelling bȏr)

1. boron

Declension

Declension of бор

	singular
nominative	бор
genitive	бора
dative	бору
accusative	бор
vocative	боре
locative	бору
instrumental	бором

Southern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bor (“chalk”).

Noun

бор • (bor)

1. skin forming milk

References

Čumakajev A. E., editor (2018), “бор”, in Altajsko-russkij slovarʹ [Altaic–Russian Dictionary], Gorno-Altaysk: NII altaistiki im. S.S. Surazakova, →ISBN, page 124

Tajik

Etymology

Compare Persian بار (bâr) from Middle Persian bʾl, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰer-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bor/, [bɔɾ]

Noun

Dari	بار
Iranian Persian
Tajik	бор

бор • (bor)

1. load
2. burden

Ukrainian

Chemical element
B
Previous: бери́лій (berýlij) (Be)
Next: вугле́ць (vuhlécʹ) (C)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French bore or from German Bor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɔr]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

бор • (bor) m inan (genitive бо́ру, uncountable, relational adjective бо́рний)

1. (chemistry) boron

Declension

Declension of бор
(inan sg-only hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular
nominative	бор bor
genitive	бо́ру bóru
dative	бо́рові, бо́ру bórovi, bóru
accusative	бор bor
instrumental	бо́ром bórom
locative	бо́ру, бо́рі bóru, bóri
vocative	бо́ре bóre

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German bohren (“to bore, to drill”).

Noun

бор • (bor) m inan (genitive бо́ру, uncountable)

1. (dental) drill

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “бор”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “бор”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)

Yakut

Etymology

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Adjective

бор • (bor)

1. indiscriminate (with regard to food)

   бор ат ― bor at ― a horse that eats anything