Plural of borrowing

Forms of borrowing

Borrowings in a sentence

• American English for elevator 'lift', British English for loo); diaintegrative for foreign borrowings used in English (e.g.1991, “Lexicography”, in Kirsten Malmkjær, editor, The Linguistics Encyclopedia, London; New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 295…. From the entry diastratic
• The focus of lexicographers of Indian English has to date been on nativised lexis and borrowings, that is, Indianisms.2012, James Lambert, “Beyond Hobson-Jobson: A new lexicography for Indian English”, in World Englishes, page 306. From the entry concomitantly
• Such techniques are slow speech tempo, as well as the xenization of pronunciation by means of orthoepic borrowings from culturally prestigious languages.2016, ТН Колокольцева, “Разговорная речь и разговорный стиль интернет-эпохи (English abstract)”, in Известия Волгоградского государственного. From the entry xenization
• In addition to this, many of the basic hereditary lexemes still used in Tetun-Terik have been replaced by lusisms (borrowings from the Portuguese) in Tetum-Praça.2009, Geoffrey Hull, Standard Tetum--English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Crows Nest: Allen & Unwin, Introduction, page x. From the entry lusism
• All this is somewhat unfair to Spetters which, in spite of all of its borrowings, and conventional form, manages to remain remarkably fresh and original.1983 April 23, Michael Bronski, “Coming of Age, Dutch Style”, in Gay Community News, page 13. From the entry dog-eared

Meaning of borrowing

1. verb Shoplifting.
2. noun An instance of something being borrowed.
3. noun A borrowed word, adopted from a foreign language; loanword.

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Questions about the plural of borrowing

What is the plural of borrowing?

The plural of borrowing is borrowings.

Is borrowing countable?

Borrowing is a countable and uncountable noun.