borgen
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɔrvən/, [ˈb̥ɒːwən, ˈb̥ɒˀwən]
Etymology 2
See borg (“castle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɔrvən/, [ˈb̥ɒːˀwən]
Noun
borgen c
- definite singular of borg
- (slang) Christiansborg Palace (the Danish house of parliament)
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔrɣə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: bor‧gen
- Rhymes: -ɔrɣən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch borgen. Equivalent to borg + -en.
Verb
borgen
Inflection
Inflection of borgen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | borgen | |||
past singular | borgde | |||
past participle | geborgd | |||
infinitive | borgen | |||
gerund | borgen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | borg | borgde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | borgt | borgde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | borgt | borgde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | borgt | borgde | ||
3rd person singular | borgt | borgde | ||
plural | borgen | borgden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | borge | borgde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | borgen | borgden | ||
imperative sing. | borg | |||
imperative plur.1 | borgt | |||
participles | borgend | geborgd | ||
1) Archaic. |
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- → Aukan: bolugu
- → Sranan Tongo: borgu
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
German
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German borgen, from Old High German borgēn, from Proto-West Germanic *borgōn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔrɡən/, [ˈbɔʁ-], [ˈbɔɐ̯-], [ˈbɔː-], [-ɡən], [-ɡŋ̍]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: bor‧gen
Verb
borgen (weak, third-person singular present borgt, past tense borgte, past participle geborgt, auxiliary haben)
Usage notes
- For the distinction between both senses see the notes at leihen. Borgen is generally interchangeable with the former, but is less frequent and slightly informal.
Conjugation
Conjugation of borgen (weak, auxiliary haben)
infinitive | borgen | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
present participle | borgend | ||||
past participle | geborgt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
present | ich borge | wir borgen | i | ich borge | wir borgen |
du borgst | ihr borgt | du borgest | ihr borget | ||
er borgt | sie borgen | er borge | sie borgen | ||
preterite | ich borgte | wir borgten | ii | ich borgte1 | wir borgten1 |
du borgtest | ihr borgtet | du borgtest1 | ihr borgtet1 | ||
er borgte | sie borgten | er borgte1 | sie borgten1 | ||
imperative | borg (du) borge (du) |
borgt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of borgen (weak, auxiliary haben)
Derived terms
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *borgōn, from Proto-Germanic *burgōną; akin to Old English borġian.
Conjugation
Conjugation of borgēn (weak class 3)
infinitive | borgēn | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | borgem | borgeta |
2nd person singular | borges | borgetos |
3rd person singular | borget | borgeta |
1st person plural | borgem, borgemes | borgetum, borgetumes |
2nd person plural | borget | borgetut |
3rd person plural | borgent | borgetun |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st person singular | borge | borgeti |
2nd person singular | borges | borgetis |
3rd person singular | borge | borgeti |
1st person plural | borgem, borgemes | borgetim, borgetimes |
2nd person plural | borget | borgetit |
3rd person plural | borgen | borgetin |
imperative | present | |
singular | borge | |
plural | borget | |
participle | present | past |
borgenti | giborget |
Swedish
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Etymology 2
From Old Swedish borghæn, borghan, ultimately from the root of borga (“warrant”). Cognate of Icelandic borgan, Danish borgen.
Noun
borgen c
Declension
Declension of borgen | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | borgen | borgen | — | — |
Genitive | borgens | borgens | — | — |
Derived terms
- borgensman
- borgenär
- proprieborgen
Related terms
References
- borgen in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- borgen in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- borgen in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- borgen in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- borghan in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L
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