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Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Old Catalan tord (also spelled tort), from Latin turdus (“thrush”), from Proto-Indo-European *trosdos. Compare Occitan tord (and tordre), Spanish tordo.
Pronunciation
Noun
tord m (plural tords)
- thrush
- wrasse
Derived terms
Adjective
tord (feminine torda, masculine plural tords, feminine plural tordes)
- dapple (of horses, having a coat of mixed black and grey)
- Synonym: liart
Further reading
French
Pronunciation
Verb
tord
- third-person singular present indicative of tordre
Anagrams
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English tord, from Proto-Germanic *turdą.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɔrd/, /ˈturd/, /ˈtoːrd/
Noun
tord (plural tordes)
- Feces or fecal matter; a turd.
- Animal feces used as fertiliser; manure or sharn.
- Feces used in pharmaceuticals or medicinal creations.
- Something of little value or meaning.
- (derogatory) An insult or abusive term
Descendants
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Participle
tord (neuter singular tort, definite singular and plural torde)
- (non-standard since 2012) past participle of tora and tore
Anagrams
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *turdą.
Noun
tord n
- turd
Declension
Declension of tord (strong a-stem)
Descendants
References
- A Concise Anglos-Saxon Dictionary, J. R. Clark Hall, 1894, 4th Ed (1960)