Borneo
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɔɹnioʊ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɔːni.əʊ/
Audio (UK) (file) - (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /ˈbo(ː)ɹnioʊ/
- (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /ˈboənioʊ/
- Hyphenation: Bor‧ne‧o
Derived terms
Translations
island
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See also
Czech
Derived terms
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/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Bor‧neo
Proper noun

Borneo
Borneo n
- Borneo, a Pacific island shared by Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei [from late 16th c.]
- 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
Declension
in Borneo = Borneolla
Inflection of Borneo (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation) | |||
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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) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | Borneoni | Borneomme |
2nd person | Borneosi | Borneonne |
3rd person | Borneonsa |
Malagasy
Norwegian Bokmål
Norwegian Nynorsk
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɔrˈnɛ.ɔ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛɔ
- Syllabification: Bor‧ne‧o
Proper noun
Borneo n (indeclinable)
- Borneo (a large island in Southeast Asia, politically divided between Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei)
Derived terms
adjective
- borneański
Portuguese
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈborneo]
Proper noun
Borneo n (genitive singular Bornea, declension pattern of mesto)
- Borneo (an island in Southeast Asia)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /boɾˈneo/ [boɾˈne.o]
Audio (Spain) (file) - Rhymes: -eo
- Syllabification: Bor‧ne‧o
Derived terms
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