tord

See also: Tord

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan tord (also spelled tort), from Latin turdus (“thrush”), from Proto-Indo-European *trosdos. Compare Occitan tord (and tordre), Spanish tordo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈtort]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈtoɾt]

Noun

tord m (plural tords)

1. thrush
2. wrasse

Derived terms

• tord ala-roig
• tord pitgrís
• tord roquer

 

Adjective

tord (feminine torda, masculine plural tords, feminine plural tordes)

1. dapple (of horses, having a coat of mixed black and grey)

   Synonym: liart

Further reading

• “tord” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Pronunciation

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Verb

tord

1. third-person singular present indicative of tordre

Anagrams

• dort

Middle English

Alternative forms

• toord, torde

Etymology

From Old English tord, from Proto-Germanic *turdą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔrd/, /ˈturd/, /ˈtoːrd/

Noun

tord (plural tordes)

1. Feces or fecal matter; a turd.
2. Animal feces used as fertiliser; manure or sharn.
3. Feces used in pharmaceuticals or medicinal creations.
4. Something of little value or meaning.
5. (derogatory) An insult or abusive term

Related terms

• tridel

Descendants

• English: turd
• Scots: tuird

References

• “tō̆rd(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-24.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Participle

tord (neuter singular tort, definite singular and plural torde)

1. (non-standard since 2012) past participle of tora and tore

Anagrams

• Tord, trod

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *turdą.

Noun

tord n

1. turd

Declension

Declension of tord (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	tord	tord
accusative	tord	tord
genitive	tordes	torda
dative	torde	tordum

Related terms

• tordwifel

Descendants

• Middle English: tord, toord, torde
  • English: turd
  • Scots: tuird

References

• A Concise Anglos-Saxon Dictionary, J. R. Clark Hall, 1894, 4th Ed (1960)