borg
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɔː(ɹ)ɡ/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)ɡ
Etymology 1
Clipping of cyborg. Contraction of cybernetic organism.
Noun
borg (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:
Cimbrian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
References
- “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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpɒˀw], [ˈpɒwˀ]
- Homophone: bov
Etymology 1
From 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”).
Inflection
Further reading
- borg on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German borg, borge. Compare German Borg (“credit”).
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɔrx/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: borg
- Rhymes: -ɔrx
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch borge, ultimately from the root of the verb bergen (“to protect, safeguard”).
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɔɹk/
Etymology 1
From Old Norse borg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz (“stronghold, city”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“fort”). Related to berg (“mountain”), bjørg (“mountain side”).
Declension
Declension 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
Borrowed from Danish borg, from Middle Low German borg, borge. Compare German Borg (“credit”).
Noun
borg n (genitive singular borgs, uncountable)
Declension
Declension 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
- (bail): borgan
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse borg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-. Related to berg, bjarg (“rock, cliff”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɔrk/
- Rhymes: -ɔrk
Noun
Declension
Derived terms
- borgarbúi
- borgardómari
- borgarfulltrúi
- borgarhluti
- borgarísjaki
- borgarsjórn
- borgarstjóri
- höfuðborg
- Rómaborg
- Vínarborg
Irish
Noun
borg m (genitive singular boirg, nominative plural boirg)
- Alternative form of buirg (“borough”)
Declension
First declension
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
Irish 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
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “borg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From 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
borg m or f (definite singular borga or borgen, indefinite plural borger, definite plural borgene)
- a castle (fortified building)
References
- “borg” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse borg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz (“stronghold, city”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“fort”).
References
- “borg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Etymology
Related to the verb borgian (“to borrow”), which see.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /borɡ/, [borˠɣ]
Declension
Related terms
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *burgz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“fortified elevation”).
Noun
Declension
Descendants
References
- “borg”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Swedish
Etymology 1
From 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
audio (file)
Usage notes
Compare slott, which leans more towards palace.
Declension
Declension of borg | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | borg | borgen | borgar | borgarna |
Genitive | borgs | borgens | borgars | borgarnas |
Declension
Declension of borg | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | borg | borgen | borger | borgerna |
Genitive | borgs | borgens | borgers | borgernas |