borga

See also: Borga and Borgå

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔrka/
    Rhymes: -ɔrka

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

borga (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative borgaði, supine borgað)

  1. (ditransitive) to pay
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Etymology 2

See borg.

Noun

borga f

  1. indefinite genitive plural of borg

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *porkë.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈporːka/

Noun

borga

  1. snowstorm, flurry

Inflection

Even a-stem, rg-rgg gradation
Nominative borga
Genitive borgga
Singular Plural
Nominative borga borggat
Accusative borgga borggaid
Genitive borgga borggaid
Illative borgii borggaide
Locative borggas borggain
Comitative borggain borggaiguin
Essive borgan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person borgan borgame borgamet
2nd person borgat borgade borgadet
3rd person borgas borgaska borgaset

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

borga m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of borg

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

borga f

  1. definite singular of borg

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish borgha, from Old Norse borga, from Proto-Germanic *burgōną.

Verb

borga (present borgar, preterite borgade, supine borgat, imperative borga)

  1. (with för) to act as a guarantee for (that), to greatly increase the likelihood (that)
    Att Lasse mixar drinkar på festen borgar för att den blir grym
    That Lasse is mixing drinks at the party guarantees that it will be awesome

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