borec

Czech

Etymology

From Russian боре́ц (boréc, “fighter”) from боро́ться (borótʹsja, “to fight”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈborɛt͡s]
  • Rhymes: -orɛts

Noun

borec m

  1. sportsman, athlete
  2. (colloquial) a man who successfully achieved something
  3. (colloquial) guy, dude (man; human male)

Declension

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References

  1. ↑ borec in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007

Further reading

  • borec in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • borec in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔrɛt͡s/

Noun

borec m (genitive singular borca, nominative plural borci, genitive plural borcov, declension pattern of chlap)

  1. (colloquial) a man who successfully achieved something
  2. sportsman, athlete[1]

Declension

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ Pravidlá slovenského pravopisu
  • borec in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Slovene

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbóːrəts/
  • Tonal orthography: bọ̑rəc

Noun

bórec m anim (genitive bórca, nominative plural bórci)

  1. fighter (military)
  2. fighter (non-military)

Declension

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