bombarda

See also: bombardą and bombardă

Catalan

Etymology

From earlier lombarda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [bumˈbar.də]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [bomˈbar.də]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [bomˈbaɾ.ða]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [bomˈbar.da]

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Noun

bombarda f (plural bombardes)

1. bombard (cannon)

Derived terms

• bomba
• bombardejar
• bombarder

Further reading

• “bombarda”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “bombarda”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “bombarda” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “bombarda”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbombarda]

Noun

bombarda f

1. bombard (cannon)

Declension

Declension of bombarda (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	bombarda	bombardy
genitive	bombardy	bombard
dative	bombardě	bombardám
accusative	bombardu	bombardy
vocative	bombardo	bombardy
locative	bombardě	bombardách
instrumental	bombardou	bombardami

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔ̃.baʁ.da/

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Verb

bombarda

1. third-person singular past historic of bombarder

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bomˈbar.da/
• Rhymes: -arda
• Hyphenation: bom‧bàr‧da

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French bombarde.

Noun

bombarda f (plural bombarde)

1. bombard
2. (nautical, historical) a small sailing ship armed with mortars
3. (music) bombardon

Derived terms

• bombardare
• bombardella
• bombardiero
• bombardino
• bombardone

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bombarda

1. inflection of bombardare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “bombarda”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Latin

Alternative forms

• bombardus

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French bombarde.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [bɔmˈbar.da]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [bomˈbar.da]

Noun

bombarda f (genitive bombardae); first declension

1. (Medieval Latin) cannon (of medieval times), bombard

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	bombarda	bombardae
genitive	bombardae	bombardārum
dative	bombardae	bombardīs
accusative	bombardam	bombardās
ablative	bombardā	bombardīs
vocative	bombarda	bombardae

Derived terms

• bombardicus

Descendants

• → Bulgarian: бомба́рда (bombárda)
• Catalan: bombarda
• → Czech: bombarda
• French: bombarde
  • → Dutch: bombarde
  • → German: Bombarde
• → Greek: βομβάρδα (vomvárda)
• Portuguese: bombarda
• → Russian: бомба́рда (bombárda)
• Spanish: bombarda

References

• "bombarda", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “bombarda”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎^[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC
• bombarda in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian bombarda, from Middle French bombarde, from Latin bombus.

Noun

bombarda f (plural bombardas)

1. bombard

Descendants

• Galician: bombarda
• Portuguese: bombarda

References

• Cunha, Antônio Geraldo da (2020–2026), “bombarda”, in Vocabulário histórico-cronológico do português medieval [Historical and chronological vocabulary of Medieval Portuguese] (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Fundação Casa de Rui Barbosa

Polish

bombarda

Etymology

Etymology tree

Pre-Greekbor.

Ancient Greek βόμβος (bómbos)bor.

Latin bombusder.

Middle French bombarde

French bombardebor.

Polish bombarda

Borrowed from French bombarde.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔmˈbar.da/

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• Rhymes: -arda
• Syllabification: bom‧bar‧da

Noun

bombarda f

1. (historical) bombard (medieval primitive cannon, used chiefly in sieges for throwing heavy stone balls)

   Hypernym: działo

Declension

Declension of bombarda

	singular	plural
nominative	bombarda	bombardy
genitive	bombardy	bombard
dative	bombardzie	bombardom
accusative	bombardę	bombardy
instrumental	bombardą	bombardami
locative	bombardzie	bombardach
vocative	bombardo	bombardy

Related terms

adjectives

• bombardierski

nouns

• bombardier
• bombardowanie

verbs

• bombardować impf
• zbombardować pf

Further reading

• “bombarda”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “bombarda”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[4] (in Polish)
• bombarda in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese bombarda, from Italian bombarda, from Middle French bombarde, from Latin bombus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bõˈbaʁ.dɐ/ [bõˈbaɦ.dɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bõˈbaʁ.dɐ/ [bõˈbaɦ.dɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /bõˈbaɾ.dɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /bõˈbaʁ.dɐ/
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /bõˈbaɻ.dɐ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bõˈbaɾ.dɐ/ [bõˈbaɾ.ðɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bõˈbaɾ.dɐ/ [bõˈbaɾ.ðɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bõˈbaɾ.dɐ/

• Rhymes: -aɾdɐ
• Hyphenation: bom‧bar‧da

Noun

bombarda f (plural bombardas)

1. bombard (primitive medieval cannon)

Derived terms

• bombardada
• bombardear
• bombardeiro

Further reading

• “bombarda”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “bombarda”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “bombarda”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “bombarda”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN

Romanian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Pre-Greekbor.

Ancient Greek βόμβος (bómbos)bor.

Latin bombusder.

Middle French bombarde

French bombarde

Proto-Italic *-āzi

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Latin -ereinflu.

Latin -āre

Old French -ier

Middle French -er

French -er

French bombarderbor.

Romanian bombarda

Borrowed from French bombarder.

Verb

a bombarda (third-person singular present bombardează, past participle bombardat) 1st conjugation

1. to bomb

Conjugation

    conjugation of bombarda (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a bombarda
gerund			bombardând
past participle			bombardat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	bombardez	bombardezi	bombardează	bombardăm	bombardați	bombardează
	imperfect	bombardam	bombardai	bombarda	bombardam	bombardați	bombardau
	simple perfect	bombardai	bombardași	bombardă	bombardarăm	bombardarăți	bombardară
	pluperfect	bombardasem	bombardaseși	bombardase	bombardaserăm	bombardaserăți	bombardaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să bombardez	să bombardezi	să bombardeze	să bombardăm	să bombardați	să bombardeze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		bombardează			bombardați
	negative		nu bombarda			nu bombardați

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bomˈbaɾda/ [bõmˈbaɾ.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -aɾda
• Syllabification: bom‧bar‧da

Noun

bombarda f (plural bombardas)

1. bombard

Derived terms

• bombardear
• bombardero
• bombardón

Further reading

• “bombarda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025