borec
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian боре́ц (boréc, “fighter”) from боро́ться (borótʹsja, “to fight”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈborɛt͡s]
- Rhymes: -orɛts
Noun
borec m anim
- sportsman, athlete
- (colloquial) a man who successfully achieved something
- (colloquial) guy, dude (man; human male)
Declension
Derived terms
- borka
- borkyně
References
- ^ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “borec”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda
Further reading
- “borec”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “borec”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “borec”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɔret͡s]
Noun
borec m pers (female equivalent borkyňa)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | borec | borci |
| genitive | borca | borcov |
| dative | borcovi | borcom |
| accusative | borca | borcov |
| locative | borcovi | borcoch |
| instrumental | borcom | borcami |
Derived terms
- ľadoborec
- boriť
Further reading
- “borec”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bóːrət͡s/
Noun
bọ̑rəc m anim
Declension
| Masculine anim., soft o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | bórec | ||
| gen. sing. | bórca | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
bórec | bórca | bórci |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
bórca | bórcev | bórcev |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
bórcu | bórcema | bórcem |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
bórca | bórca | bórce |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
bórcu | bórcih | bórcih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
bórcem | bórcema | bórci |
Further reading
- “borec”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025