kord
See also: Kord and körd
Cebuano
Etymology
From English cord, from Old French corde, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek (Doric) χορδά (khordá), Ionic χορδή (khordḗ, “string of gut, the string of a lyre”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: kord
Noun
kord
- a long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fiber
- an electrical cord
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔrt/
- Rhymes: -ɔrt
Etymology 1
Probably from Hungarian kard, originally from Middle Persian [script needed] (kārd, “knife”).[1][2]
Noun
kord m
- smallsword
- (fencing) épée
Declension
Declension of kord
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kord | kordy |
| genitive | kordu | kordů |
| dative | kordu | kordům |
| accusative | kord | kordy |
| vocative | korde | kordy |
| locative | kordu | kordech |
| instrumental | kordem | kordy |
Etymology 2
From Old French corde (“rope”).
Noun
kord m
- cord (woven fabric used especially in tyres)
Declension
Declension of kord
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kord | kordy |
| genitive | kordu | kordů |
| dative | kordu | kordům |
| accusative | kord | kordy |
| vocative | korde | kordy |
| locative | kordu | kordech |
| instrumental | kordem | kordy |
References
- Machek, Václav (1968) Etymologický slovník jazyka českého, 2nd edition, Prague: Academia
- "kord" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kerta, borrowed from a Baltic language, compare Old Prussian kērdā and Lithuanian kartas. Cognate with Finnish kerta and Votic kõrtõ.
Noun
kord (genitive korra, partitive korda)
- time, occasion
- order, regime, system
Declension
Declension of kord (type külm)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kord | korrad |
| genitive | korra | kordade |
| partitive | korda | kordi / kordasid |
| illative | korda / korrasse | kordadesse / korrisse |
| inessive | korras | kordades / korris |
| elative | korrast | kordadest / korrist |
| allative | korrale | kordadele / korrile |
| adessive | korral | kordadel / korril |
| ablative | korralt | kordadelt / korrilt |
| translative | korraks | kordadeks / korriks |
| terminative | korrani | kordadeni |
| essive | korrana | kordadena |
| abessive | korrata | kordadeta |
| comitative | korraga | kordadega |
Adverb
kord
- once, once upon a time, someday
- Sellest poisist tuleb kord üks kuulus mees.
- That boy will someday grow up to be a famous man.
- Elasid kord eit ja taat.
- Once upon a time there lived an old woman and old man.
- (emphatic) finally, at last
- Jäta mind juba kord rahule!
- Leave me alone, will you!
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Hungarian kard, from Persian کارد, from Middle Persian.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔrt/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔrt
- Syllabification: kord
- Homophone: kort
Noun
kord m inan
- cutlass (a short sword with a curved blade)
Declension
Declension of kord
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kord | kordy |
| genitive | korda | kordów |
| dative | kordowi | kordom |
| accusative | kord | kordy |
| instrumental | kordem | kordami |
| locative | kordzie | kordach |
| vocative | kordzie | kordy |
Further reading
- kord in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kord in Polish dictionaries at PWN