борт

Russian

Etymology

First attested in 1688 in the nautical sense. Borrowed from Dutch boord or German Bord.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bort]
  • (file)

Noun

борт • (bort) m inan (genitive бо́рта, nominative plural борта́, genitive plural борто́в, diminutive бо́ртик)

  1. (nautical, aviation) board, side
  2. (aviation) aircraft, flight
  3. breast (of a jacket or coat)

Declension

Descendants

  • Ingrian: bortta

References

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