koord

See also: Koord

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch corde, coorde, from Old French corde, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek (Doric) χορδά (khordá), Ionic χορδή (khordḗ, “string of gut, the string of a lyre”). Doublette with koorde (“straight line connecting two dots of a curve”).

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -oːrt
koord (file)

Noun

koord n or f (plural koorden, diminutive koordje n)

rope, cord (length of twisted strands)

Synonyms

touw

Derived terms

koorddraad
koorde