horde

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Anagrams 2 Danish 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Inflection 3 Dutch 3.1 Etymology 1 3.1.1 Noun 3.2 Etymology 2 3.2.1 Noun 3.2.1.1 Derived terms 3.3 References 4 French 4.1 Noun 5 Norwegian 5.1 Noun

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Recorded in English since 1555. From Middle French horde, from German Horde, from Polish horda, from Russian орда (ordá), from Greek (Byzantine) hορδή (hordé) which may come directly from Mongol or from West Turkic (cf. Tatar urda, 'horde', Turkish ordu, 'camp, army'), from Mongol orda, ordu, 'court, camp, horde'; akin to Kalmuk orda.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) enPR: hôd, IPA: /hɔːd/, SAMPA: /hO:d/
• (US) enPR: hōrd, IPA: /hoʊrd/, /hɔːrd/, SAMPA: /hoUrd/, /hO:rd/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)d
• Homophones: hoard, whored

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horde (plural hordes)

1. A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic people (originally Tatars) migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, plunder, etc.; a predatory multitude.
2. A large number of people.

   We were beset by a horde of street vendors who thought we were tourists and would buy their cheap souvenirs.

[edit] Derived terms

• yellow horde

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• Alphagram: dehor
• Herod
• Rhode

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[edit] Danish

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From German Horde.

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horde c. (singular definite horden, plural indefinite horder)

1. horde

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horde f., sometimes m. (plural horden or hordes)

1. A horde
2. A troop of boy scouts, comprising no more then 24 cubs

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horde f., sometimes m. (plural horden)

1. A gross sieve
2. A hurdle

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• hordeloop (hurdle-race)

[edit] References

• M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

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horde f. (plural hordes)

1. A horde

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horde m. (definite singular horden; indefinite plural horder; definite plural hordene)

1. A horde