corda
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ, “rope, cord”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /ˈkɔɾ.də/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ˈkɔr.də/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈkɔɾ.da/
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Noun
corda f (plural cordes)
- rope
- string
- cord
- (music) string instrument
- (geometry) chord
Derived terms
- a casa d'un penjat no hi anomenis cordes
- afluixar la corda
- anar fora de corda
- cap de corda
- cordabotes
- cordada
- corda de nusos
- corda dorsal
- corda fluixa
- cordal
- cordam
- cordar
- corda sensible
- cordat
- cordatge
- corda vocal
- cordell
- corder
- cordill
- corditis
- cordó
- cordòfon
- cordonada
- cordoner
- cordoneria
- cordonet
- donar corda
- estar a la corda
- estar amb la corda al coll
- estirar la corda
- instrument de corda
- joc de la corda
- saltar a corda
- tant s'estira la corda, que a la fi es trenca
- tenir corda
- teoria de cordes
- tibar la corda
- tocar la corda sensible
Further reading
- “corda” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “corda”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “corda” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “corda” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Corsican
Noun
corda f (plural corde)
- rope
- chord
Further reading
- “corda” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔʁ.da/
- Homophones: cordas, cordât
Verb
corda
- third-person singular past historic of corder
Anagrams
- crado
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician and Old Portuguese corda (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin chorda (“cord”), from Ancient Greek (Doric) χορδά (khordá), (Ionic) χορδή (khordḗ, “string of gut, the string of a lyre”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkɔɾðɐ]
Noun
corda f (plural cordas)
- rope, cord
- Synonyms: cabo, liña
- string
- Synonyms: bramante, cordel, cordón, liña
- (music) string, cord (of a musical instrument)
- winding mechanism
- (anatomy) tendon
- Synonym: tendón
- (geography) mountain range
- Synonym: serra
Derived terms
- cordel
- cordela
- cordón
- escordar
References
- “corda” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “corda” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “corda” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “corda” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “corda” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Irish
Etymology 1
From English cord.
Noun
corda m (genitive singular corda, nominative plural cordaí)
- cord, string
Declension
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
|
Derived terms
- corda an dromlaigh (“spinal cord”)
- cordach (“corded, chordate”)
- cordaigh (“to cord”)
Etymology 2
From English chord.
Noun
corda m (genitive singular corda, nominative plural cordaí)
- (music) chord
Declension
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
|
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
corda | chorda | gcorda |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Italian
Etymology
From Latin chorda (“cord”), from Ancient Greek (Doric) χορδά (khordá), (Ionic) χορδή (khordḗ, “string of gut, the string of a lyre”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔr.da/
- Rhymes: -ɔrda
- Hyphenation: còr‧da
Noun
corda f (plural corde)
- rope
- (anatomy) chord, cord
- (music) string, cord (of a musical instrument)
- (geometry) chord
- (sports) string (of a tennis racquet/racket, etc.)
- (boxing) rope (of a ring)
Derived terms
- corda per saltare
- corda vocale
Related terms
- capocorda
- cordaccia
- cordaio
- cordame
- cordata
- cordatrice
- cordatura f (“ropemaking”)
- cordella
- cordellina
- corderia
- cordicella
- cordicina
- cordina
- cordone
- incordare
Anagrams
- cadrò, cardo, cardò, croda, draco
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkor.da/, [ˈkɔrd̪ä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkor.da/, [ˈkɔrd̪ä]
Noun
corda
- nominative/vocative/accusative plural of cor
References
- “corda”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- corda in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- “corda”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Lombard
Alternative forms
- còrda (Classical Milanese Orthography)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔrda/
Noun
corda f
- rope
Further reading
- The entry "corda" at the Lombard edition of Wiktionary
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin chorda (“cord”), from Ancient Greek (Doric) χορδά (khordá), (Ionic) χορδή (khordḗ, “string of gut, the string of a lyre”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɔʁ.dɐ/ [ˈkɔɦ.dɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈkɔɾ.dɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈkɔʁ.dɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɔɻ.da/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈkɔɾ.dɐ/ [ˈkɔɾ.ðɐ]
- (South and North Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɔʁ.da/
- (Interior Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɔɾ.da/
- Hyphenation: cor‧da
Noun
corda f (plural cordas)
- rope, string
- Synonyms: fio, cabo, linha
- winding mechanism
- cord, heartstring
Derived terms
- (2) dar corda
Related terms
- acorde
- cordame
- cordão
Sicilian
Alternative forms
- codda, (eye dialect with regressive assimilation)
Etymology
From Latin chorda (“cord”), from Ancient Greek (Doric) χορδά (khordá), (Ionic) χορδή (khordḗ, “string of gut, the string of a lyre”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔɾ.da/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔd.da/ (Reggressive assimilation)
Noun
corda f (plural cordi)
- rope
- (anatomy) chord, cord
- (music) string, cord (of a musical instrument)
- (geometry) chord
- (sports) string (of a tennis racquet, etc)
- (boxing) rope (of a ring)
Derived terms
- accurdari
- curdami
- curdaru
- curdata
- curdina
- curdinu
- curduni
Related terms
- corda pi sautari
- corda vucali
- coḍḍa
- cuda
- cu' àvi cchiù corda attacca u porcu
- sauta-corda
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Catalan corda (“rope”). Doublet of cuerda.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkoɾda/ [ˈkoɾ.ð̞a]
- Rhymes: -oɾda
- Syllabification: cor‧da
Noun
corda f (uncountable)
- rope
Usage notes
Only used in the construction estar a la corda, to navigate against a headwind.
Related terms
- cuerda, cordel
Further reading
- “corda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014