kord
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Cebuano
Etymology
From English cord, from Old French corde, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ, “string of gut, the string of a lyre”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: kord
Noun
kord
Czech
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Probably from Hungarian kard, originally from Middle Persian (kārd, “knife”).
Noun
kord m inan
Declension
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Old French corde (“rope”).
Noun
kord m inan
- cord (woven fabric used especially in tyres)
Declension
References
- ^ Machek, Václav (1968) Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia
- ^ "kord" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kërta, 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)
Declension
| Declension of kord (ÕS type 22i/külm, d-r gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kord | korrad | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | korra | ||
| genitive | 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 (not comparable)
- 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!
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Noun
kord (usually uncountable, plural kordok)
- corduroy
- Synonym: kordbársony
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | kord | kordok |
| accusative | kordot | kordokat |
| dative | kordnak | kordoknak |
| instrumental | korddal | kordokkal |
| causal-final | kordért | kordokért |
| translative | korddá | kordokká |
| terminative | kordig | kordokig |
| essive-formal | kordként | kordokként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | kordban | kordokban |
| superessive | kordon | kordokon |
| adessive | kordnál | kordoknál |
| illative | kordba | kordokba |
| sublative | kordra | kordokra |
| allative | kordhoz | kordokhoz |
| elative | kordból | kordokból |
| delative | kordról | kordokról |
| ablative | kordtól | kordoktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
kordé | kordoké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
kordéi | kordokéi |
| Possessive forms of kord | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | kordom | kordjaim |
| 2nd person sing. | kordod | kordjaid |
| 3rd person sing. | kordja | kordjai |
| 1st person plural | kordunk | kordjaink |
| 2nd person plural | kordotok | kordjaitok |
| 3rd person plural | kordjuk | kordjaik |
Derived terms
Compound words
Related terms
- (korda →) kordában tart
Polish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Hungarian kard. Doublet of kard.
Noun
kord m inan (diminutive kordzik)
- Bauernwehr (typical weapon of the common people in the Middle Ages and early modern times, which was particularly widespread in the 15th and 16th centuries)
- (informal, nautical) cutlass (short sword with a curved blade, and a convex edge; once used by sailors when boarding an enemy ship)
- Synonyms: kordelas, szabla abordażowa
Declension
Declension of kord
Etymology 2
Noun
kord m inan (related adjective kordowy)
- cord (internal structure that reinforces the tyre of a vehicle, made of a layer of fibers or steel mesh)
- cord (ribbed fabric used for clothing, especially work clothes)
Declension
Declension of kord