borradh
Irish
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish borrad (“act of swelling”), verbal noun of borraid (“swells, becomes swollen, bloated”), from borr (“swelling; swollen, thick”).
Noun
borradh m (genitive singular borrtha)
- verbal noun of borr
- swelling, growth
- (electricity, nautical) surge
- Synonyms: borradh cumhachta, borradh leictreachais
- expansion
- Synonyms: fairsingiú, leathnú
Declension
Declension of borradh
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Alternative forms
- borrachadh, borraíl
Derived terms
- borradh trádála (“boom”)
Etymology 2
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Declension
Declension of borradh
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- Alternative declension
Declension of borradh
Irregular
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| borradh | bhorradh | mborradh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “borradh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “borrad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “borradh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “borradh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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