kord

See also: körd

Cebuano

Etymology

From English cord, from Old French corde, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek (Doric) χορδά (khordá), Ionic χορδή (khordḗ, “string of gut, the string of a lyre”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: kord

Noun

kord

1. a long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fiber
2. an electrical cord

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔrt/
• Rhymes: -ɔrt

Etymology 1

Probably from Hungarian kard, originally from Middle Persian [script needed] (kārd, “knife”).

Noun

kord m

1. smallsword
2. (fencing) épée

Declension

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	kord	kordy
genitive	kordu	kordů
dative	kordu	kordům
accusative	kord	kordy
vocative	korde	kordy
locative	kordu	kordech
instrumental	kordem	kordy

Etymology 2

Noun

kord m

1. cord (woven fabric used especially in tyres)

Declension

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	kord	kordy
genitive	kordu	kordů
dative	kordu	kordům
accusative	kord	kordy
vocative	korde	kordy
locative	kordu	kordech
instrumental	kordem	kordy

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Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kerta, borrowed from a Baltic language, compare Old Prussian kērdā and Lithuanian kartas. Cognate with Finnish kerta and Votic kõrta.

Noun

kord (genitive korra, partitive korda)

1. time, occasion
2. order, regime, system

Declension

Declension of kord (type külm)

	singular	plural
nominative	kord	korrad
genitive	korra	kordade
partitive	korda	kordi / kordasid
illative	korda / korrasse	kordadesse / korrisse
inessive	korras	kordades / korris
elative	korrast	kordadest / korrist
allative	korrale	kordadele / korrile
adessive	korral	kordadel / korril
ablative	korralt	kordadelt / korrilt
translative	korraks	kordadeks / korriks
terminative	korrani	kordadeni
essive	korrana	kordadena
abessive	korrata	kordadeta
comitative	korraga	kordadega

Adverb

kord

1. once, once upon a time, someday

   Sellest poisist tuleb kord üks kuulus mees.

   That boy will someday grow up to be a famous man.

   Elasid kord eit ja taat.

   Once upon a time there lived an old woman and old man.

2. (emphatic) finally, at last

   Jäta mind juba kord rahule!

   Leave me alone, will you!

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Polish

Etymology

From Hungarian kard, from Persian کارد‎.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔrt/

• Audio

  (file)

• Homophone: kort

Noun

kord m inan

1. cutlass (a short sword with a curved blade)

Declension

declension of kord

	singular	plural
nominative	kord	kordy
genitive	korda	kordów
dative	kordowi	kordom
accusative	kord	kordy
instrumental	kordem	kordami
locative	kordzie	kordach
vocative	kordzie	kordy