Bord

See also: bord, borð, bòrd, bórd, and börd

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔʁt/, [bɔʁt], [bɔɐ̯t]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Etymology 1

From Middle High German bort (inflected bortes), from Old High German bort (“edge, rim”), from Proto-West Germanic *bord. The modern form in -d and the sense “shelf” are due to influence of cognate Middle Low German bort (inflected bordes), from Old Saxon bord. The shifted t remains in related Borte (“border, e.g. on a garment”).

Noun

Bord n (strong, genitive Bordes or Bords, plural Borde)

1. shelf (board fixed to the wall)

   Synonym: Wandbrett

2. (heraldry) bordure
3. (now only Switzerland) embankment, slope, sloped verge by a road

   Synonyms: Böschung, Hang

Declension

Declension of Bord [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Bord	die	Borde
genitive	eines	des	Bordes, Bords	der	Borde
dative	einem	dem	Bord, Borde1	den	Borden
accusative	ein	das	Bord	die	Borde

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Bordstein
• Bücherbord

Etymology 2

15th century, borrowed from Middle Low German bort, from Old Saxon bord, from Proto-West Germanic *bord. Ultimately the same word as in etymology 2 above.

Noun

Bord m (strong, genitive Bordes or Bords, plural (rare) Borde)

1. board (of a ship, airplane)

   an Bord sein/gehen ― to be/go on board, aboard

   von Bord gehen ― to disembark, to go off board

Declension

Declension of Bord [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Bord	die	Borde
genitive	eines	des	Bordes, Bords	der	Borde
dative	einem	dem	Bord, Borde1	den	Borden
accusative	einen	den	Bord	die	Borde

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Backbord
• Steuerbord

Further reading

• “Bord” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Bord” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Bord (Wandbrett)” in Duden online
• “Bord (Abhang, Böschung)” in Duden online
• “Bord (Schiffsdeck, Innenraum)” in Duden online
• Bord on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Luxembourgish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French bord. Displaced synonymous native Buerd.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [boːʀ], [boˑə̯]

Noun

Bord m (plural Borden)

1. edge, border

   Synonym: Rand

   • 2013, Christiane de Bricasart, Wann d'Rous sech verstoppt fir ze kräischen, →ISBN:

     Beim zweeten Ulaf ass meng Stir nach eng Kéier um Bord vum Dësch gelant.

     On the second attempt, my forehead once again landed on the edge of the table.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Bord.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [boχt]

Noun

Bord m (uncountable)

1. board (of a ship, airplane)

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German bort, from Proto-West Germanic *bord. Compare German Bord, Dutch boord, English board.

Noun

Bord n (plural Bord)

1. board

Synonyms

• Brett

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian Bord, from Bor +‎ -d.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Bord m

1. a village in Cucerdea, Mureș County, Romania