Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Polish horda, from Russian орда (orda, horde", 'clan, troop'), probably from Kipchak Turkic (compare Tatar урда (urda, horde)), from Proto-Turkic *or- (army, place of staying of the army, ruler etc.). Cognates include Turkish ordu (camp, army), Mongolian орд (ord, court, castle, royal compound, camp, horde), Kalmyk орда (orda) and English Urdu.

Noun

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hoardă f (plural hoarde)

  1. horde

Declension

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