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)

1. verbal noun of borr
2. swelling, growth
3. (electricity, nautical) surge

   Synonyms: borradh cumhachta, borradh leictreachais

4. expansion

   Synonyms: fairsingiú, leathnú

Declension

Declension of borradh (irregular, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative borradh vocative a bhorradh genitive borrtha dative borradh forms with the definite article case singular nominative an borradh genitive an bhorrtha dative leis an mborradh don bhorradh

Alternative forms

• borrachadh, borraíl

Derived terms

• borradh trádála (“boom”)

Etymology 2

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Noun

borradh m (genitive singular borrtha, nominative plural borrthaí or borraíocha)

1. fulcrum

Declension

Declension of borradh (irregular)

bare forms case singular plural nominative borradh borrthaí vocative a bhorradh a bhorrthaí genitive borrtha borrthaí dative borradh borrthaí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an borradh na borrthaí genitive an bhorrtha na mborrthaí dative leis an mborradh don bhorradh leis na borrthaí

Alternative declension

Declension of borradh (irregular)

bare forms case singular plural nominative borradh borraíocha vocative a bhorradh a bhorraíocha genitive borrtha borraíocha dative borradh borraíocha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an borradh na borraíocha genitive an bhorrtha na mborraíocha dative leis an mborradh don bhorradh leis na borraíocha

Mutation

Mutated forms of borradh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
borradh	bhorradh	mborradh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “borradh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “borrad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “borradh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “borradh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024