Bord

See also: bord, borð, bòrd, bórd, and börd

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔʁt/, [bɔʁt], [bɔɐ̯t], [bɔːt]

• Audio (Berlin):

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Etymology 1

From Middle High German bort, from Old High German bort, from Proto-West Germanic *bord. The modern form and sense is from Middle Low German bort (inflected bord-), from Old Saxon bord, also from Proto-West Germanic *bord.

Noun

Bord n (strong, genitive Bordes or Bords, plural Borde)

1. shelf (board fixed to the wall)
2. (heraldry) bordure

Usage notes

• The plural is somewhat uncommon and might be avoided.

Declension

Declension of Bord [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Bord	die	Borde
genitive	eines	des	Bordes, Bords	der	Borde
dative	einem	dem	Bord, Borde1	den	Borden
accusative	ein	das	Bord	die	Borde

¹Now rare, see notes.

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German bort, from Old Saxon bord, from Proto-West Germanic *bord. Related to or the same as etymology 1.

Noun

Bord m (strong, genitive Bordes or Bords, plural Borde)

1. board (of ship)

Usage notes

• The plural is rare.

Declension

Declension of Bord [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Bord	die	Borde
genitive	eines	des	Bordes, Bords	der	Borde
dative	einem	dem	Bord, Borde1	den	Borden
accusative	einen	den	Bord	die	Borde

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Bord” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Bord” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Bord (Abhang, Böschung)” in Duden online
• “Bord (Schiffsdeck, Innenraum)” in Duden online
• Bord on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Borrowed from French bord.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boː(e)ʀ/, [ˈboː.ɐ]

Noun

Bord m (plural Borden)

1. edge, border
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     Beim zweeten Ulaf ass meng Stir nach eng Kéier um Bord vum Dësch gelant.

     On the second attempt, my forehead once again landed on the edge of the table.

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German bort, from Proto-West Germanic *bord. Compare German Bord, Dutch boord, English board.

Noun

Bord n (plural Bord)

1. board

Synonyms

• Brett

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian Bord, from Bor +‎ -d.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Bord m

1. A village in Cucerdea, Mureș, Romania