Borneo

See also: borneo, Bornéo, and Borneó

English

Etymology

Probably from Sanskrit वरुणद्वीप (varuṇa-dvīpa, island of Varuna).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Borneo

  1. A Pacific island shared by Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

Anagrams


Czech

Proper noun

Borneo n

  1. Borneo

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Borneo in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
  • Borneo in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From Portuguese?”)

The hamlet is attested as Klein Borneo in 1984. It was named after the island, presumably for its remoteness or the perceived unpleasant disposition of its inhabitants.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔr.neːˌjoː/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Bor‧neo

Proper noun

Borneo

Borneo n

  1. Borneo, a Pacific island shared by Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei [from late 16th c.]
  2. A hamlet in Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

Hyponyms

Derived terms

  • Borneoos

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Finnish

Etymology

From Portuguese Borneo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈborneo/, [ˈbo̞rne̞o̞]
  • Rhymes: -orneo
  • Syllabification(key): Bor‧ne‧o

Proper noun

Borneo

  1. Borneo

Declension

in Borneo = Borneolla

Inflection of Borneo (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)
nominative Borneo
genitive Borneon
partitive Borneota
illative Borneoon
singular plural
nominative Borneo
accusative nom. Borneo
gen. Borneon
genitive Borneon
partitive Borneota
inessive Borneossa
elative Borneosta
illative Borneoon
adessive Borneolla
ablative Borneolta
allative Borneolle
essive Borneona
translative Borneoksi
instructive
abessive Borneotta
comitative
Possessive forms of Borneo (type valtio)
possessor singular plural
1st person Borneoni Borneomme
2nd person Borneosi Borneonne
3rd person Borneonsa

Malagasy

Proper noun

Borneo

  1. Borneo

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Malay (Pulau) Borneo.

Proper noun

Borneo

  1. Borneo (large island in South-East Asia)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Malay (Pulau) Borneo.

Proper noun

Borneo

  1. Borneo (large island in South-East Asia)

Polish

Etymology

Probably from Sanskrit वरुणद्वीप (varuṇa-dvīpa, island of Varuna).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔrˈnɛ.ɔ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛɔ
  • Syllabification: Bor‧ne‧o

Proper noun

Borneo n (indeclinable)

  1. Borneo (a large island in Southeast Asia, politically divided between Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei)

Derived terms

adjective
  • borneański

Further reading

  • Borneo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Borneo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Proper noun

Borneo f

  1. Obsolete spelling of Bornéu

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈborneo]

Proper noun

Borneo n (genitive singular Bornea, declension pattern of mesto)

  1. Borneo (an island in Southeast Asia)

References

  • Borneo in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /boɾˈneo/ [boɾˈne.o]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -eo
  • Syllabification: Bor‧ne‧o

Proper noun

Borneo ?

  1. Borneo
    Synonym: (obsolete) Borney

Derived terms

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