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bordes

See also: Bordes and bordés

Catalan

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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bordes

  1. plural of borda (“female illegitimate child”)

Etymology 2

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Noun

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bordes

  1. plural of borda (“cabin”)

Etymology 3

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Noun

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bordes

  1. (nautical) plural of borda (“gunwale”)

Etymology 4

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Verb

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bordes

  1. second-person singular present indicative of bordar

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch bordessche. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bɔrˈdɛs/
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  • Hyphenation: bor‧des
  • Rhymes: -ɛs

Noun

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bordes n (plural bordessen, diminutive bordesje n)

  1. A raised platform, often with a flight of steps, that lead into a building
  2. An intermediate platform between flights of stairs, which normally involves a change in direction; a landing
    Synonym: (Belgium) palier
  3. A balcony (open or roofed), porch or lean-to.
    • 1960, Peter Koelewijn, "Kom van dat dak af", Peter en zijn Rockets, Kom van dat dak af.
      Jan Janssen z'n vrouw was een koordanseres, / maar bij gebrek aan een touw klom ze op het bordes.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: bordes
  • → Indonesian: bordès
  • → Papiamentu: bordèshi (from the diminutive)

French

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Verb

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bordes

  1. second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of border

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Dutch bordes, from Middle Dutch bordessche, from Old French bretesche, bretesque (Modern French bretèche), from Medieval Latin bretescha, bretachia, brateschia, britasca.

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bordès (first-person possessive bordesku, second-person possessive bordesmu, third-person possessive bordesnya)

  1. a raised platform, often with a flight of steps, that lead into a building.
  2. landing: an intermediate platform between flights of stairs, which normally involves a change in direction

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Middle English

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bordes

  1. plural of bord

Portuguese

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Verb

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bordes

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of bordar

Spanish

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Adjective

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bordes m pl or f pl

  1. plural of borde

Noun

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bordes m pl

  1. plural of borde

Verb

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bordes

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of bordar
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