хорда

Bulgarian

Хорда вписана в окръжност

Etymology

Scientific term, ultimately from Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ, “string, tendon”). Doublet of ко́рда (kórda) and cord, musical chord, borrowed via Latin. Further akin to Bulgarian хе́рния (hérnija, “hernia”) of Latin origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈxɔrdɐ]

Noun

хо́рда • (hórda) f (relational adjective хо́рдов)

1. (geometry) chord (line segment joining two points on a curve)

Declension

Declension of хо́рда

	singular	plural
indefinite	хо́рда hórda	хо́рди hórdi
definite	хо́рдата hórdata	хо́рдите hórdite

See also

• стру́на (strúna, “string”)
• тетива́ (tetivá, “tendon”)

References

• “хорда”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “хорда”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈxordə]

Noun

хо́рда • (xórda) f inan (genitive хо́рды, nominative plural хо́рды, genitive plural хорд)

1. (geometry) chord, span (of arc, a line segment joining two points on a curve)
2. (biology) spinal column, notochord (primary skeletal axis of vertebrates and man)

Declension

Declension of хо́рда (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	хо́рда xórda	хо́рды xórdy
genitive	хо́рды xórdy	хо́рд xórd
dative	хо́рде xórde	хо́рдам xórdam
accusative	хо́рду xórdu	хо́рды xórdy
instrumental	хо́рдой, хо́рдою xórdoj, xórdoju	хо́рдами xórdami
prepositional	хо́рде xórde	хо́рдах xórdax

Related terms

• хордовый (xordovyj)

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

хорда f (Latin spelling horda)

1. horde