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Clipping ofcyborg, acontraction ofcyberneticorganism.
borg (pluralborgs)
borg (third-person singular simple presentborgs,present participleborging,simple past and past participleborged)
borg (pluralborgs)
FromMiddle High Germanvurch. Cognate withGermanFurche,Englishfurrow.
borg m
FromOld Danishborgh,burg, fromOld Norseborg, fromProto-Germanic*burgz(“stronghold, city”), cognate withGermanBurg(“castle”) andEnglishborough. The Germanic noun is derived fromProto-Indo-European*bʰerǵʰ-(“to rise”), which is also the source ofDanishbjerg(“mountain”).
borg c (singular definiteborgen,plural indefiniteborge)
| common gender | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | borg | borgen | borge | borgene |
| genitive | borgs | borgens | borges | borgenes |
FromMiddle Low Germanborg,borge. CompareGermanBorg(“credit”).
borg c
See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
borg
FromMiddle Dutchborge, ultimately from the root of the verbbergen(“to protect, safeguard”).
borg m (pluralborgen,nodiminutive)
See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
borg
FromOld Norseborg, fromProto-Germanic*burgz(“stronghold, city”), fromProto-Indo-European*bʰerǵʰ-(“fort”). Related toberg(“mountain”),bjørg(“mountain side”).
borg f (genitive singularborgar,pluralborgir)
| 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 |
Borrowed fromDanishborg, fromMiddle Low Germanborg,borge. CompareGermanBorg(“credit”).
borg n (genitive singularborgs,uncountable)
| n3s | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | borg | borgið |
| accusative | borg | borgið |
| dative | borgi | borginum |
| genitive | borgs | borgsins |
FromOld Norseborg, fromProto-Germanic*burgz, fromProto-Indo-European*bʰerǵʰ-. Related toberg,bjarg(“rock, cliff”).
borg f (genitive singularborgar,nominative pluralborgir)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | borg | borgin | borgir | borgirnar |
| accusative | borg | borgina | borgir | borgirnar |
| dative | borg | borginni | borgum | borgunum |
| genitive | borgar | borgarinnar | borga | borganna |
borg m (genitive singularboirg,nominative pluralboirg)
| |||||||||||||||
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| borg | bhorg | mborg |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
FromDanishborg, fromOld Norseborg, fromProto-Germanic*burgz(“stronghold, city”), fromProto-Indo-European*bʰerǵʰ-(“fort”). Inherited with masculine declension from Danish, the optional feminine declension was later borrowed from Nynorsk.
borg m orf (definite singularborgaorborgen,indefinite pluralborger,definite pluralborgene)
FromOld Norseborg, fromProto-Germanic*burgz(“stronghold, city”), fromProto-Indo-European*bʰerǵʰ-(“fort”).
borg f (definite singularborga,indefinite pluralborger,definite pluralborgene)
Related to the verbborgian(“to borrow”), which see.
borg m
Stronga-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | borg | borgas |
| accusative | borg | borgas |
| genitive | borges | borga |
| dative | borge | borgum |
borgoblique singular, m (oblique pluralbors,nominative singularbors,nominative pluralborg)
FromProto-Germanic*burgz, fromProto-Indo-European*bʰerǵʰ-(“fortified elevation”).
borg f (genitiveborgar,pluralborgir)
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | borg | borgin | borgir | borgirnar |
| accusative | borg | borgina | borgir | borgirnar |
| dative | borgu | borgunni | borgum | borgunum |
| genitive | borgar | borgarinnar | borga | borganna |
(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.) CompareKashubianbórg.

FromOld Swedishborgh(“fortress, city”), fromOld Norseborg (also "bulwark", "wall'), fromProto-Germanic*burgz, fromProto-Indo-European*bʰerǵʰ-. Akin toEnglishborough,burgh,Old Irishbri (hence the nameBirgitta).
borg c
Compareslott, which leans more towardspalace.
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | borg | borgs |
| definite | borgen | borgens | |
| plural | indefinite | borgar | borgars |
| definite | borgarna | borgarnas |
Unadapted borrowing fromEnglish, fromcyborg.
borg c
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | borg | borgs |
| definite | borgen | borgens | |
| plural | indefinite | borger | borgers |
| definite | borgerna | borgernas |