боркан

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from Baltic, see Latvian burkāns.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɐrˈkan]

Noun

борка́н • (borkán) m inan (genitive борка́на, nominative plural борка́ны, genitive plural борка́нов)

  1. (regional, obsolete, Novgorod, Pskov, Tver) carrot
    Synonym: (regular term) морко́вь (morkóvʹ)

Declension

Declension of борка́н (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative борка́н
borkán 		борка́ны
borkány
genitive борка́на
borkána 		борка́нов
borkánov
dative борка́ну
borkánu 		борка́нам
borkánam
accusative борка́н
borkán 		борка́ны
borkány
instrumental борка́ном
borkánom 		борка́нами
borkánami
prepositional борка́не
borkáne 		борка́нах
borkánax

Descendants

  • →? Estonian: porgand
  • → Finnish: porkkana
  • → Ingrian: porkkana, borkkana
  • → Votic: borkkõnõ

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “боркан”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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