bordar

English

Etymology

From Latin bordarius, of Teutonic origin. See board.

Noun

bordar (plural bordars)

1. (history) A person ranking below villeins and above serfs in the social hierarchy of a manor, holding just enough land to feed a family (about five acres) and required to provide labour on the demesne on specified days of the week.

   Synonym: bordarius

See also

• cottar

References

• Ockbrook Before Domesday, Alan Palfreyman, Ockbrook and Borrowash Historical Society, October 1999, page 8.

Catalan

Etymology

Perhaps an aphetic variant of abordar (“incite, sic”). Alternatively, a variant form of bornar (“joust; incite”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [burˈda]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [borˈda]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [boɾˈðaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

Verb

bordar (first-person singular present bordo, first-person singular preterite bordí, past participle bordat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/

1. to bark in a threatening manner

   Synonym: lladrar

   els gossos borden ― the dogs are barking

Conjugation

    Conjugation of bordar (first conjugation)

infinitive			bordar
gerund			bordant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		bordat		bordada
		plural		bordats		bordades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	bordo	bordes	borda	bordem	bordeu	borden
	imperfect	bordava	bordaves	bordava	bordàvem	bordàveu	bordaven
	future	bordaré	bordaràs	bordarà	bordarem	bordareu	bordaran
	preterite	bordí	bordares	bordà	bordàrem	bordàreu	bordaren
	conditional	bordaria	bordaries	bordaria	bordaríem	bordaríeu	bordarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	bordi	bordis	bordi	bordem	bordeu	bordin
	imperfect	bordés	bordessis	bordés	bordéssim	bordéssiu	bordessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	borda	bordi	bordem	bordeu	bordin
	negative (no)	—	no bordis	no bordi	no bordem	no bordeu	no bordin

Derived terms

• bordada
• bordadissa
• bordador

Further reading

• “bordar”, 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
• “bordar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “bordar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “bordar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

bordar m

1. indefinite plural of bord (Etymology 2)

Portuguese

Etymology

From French broder, with metathesis.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /boʁˈda(ʁ)/ [boɦˈda(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /boʁˈda(ʁ)/ [boɦˈda(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /boɾˈda(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /boʁˈda(ʁ)/ [boʁˈda(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /boɻˈda(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /buɾˈdaɾ/ [buɾˈðaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /buɾˈdaɾ/ [buɾˈðaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /buɾˈda.ɾi/ [buɾˈða.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: bor‧dar

Verb

bordar (first-person singular present bordo, first-person singular preterite bordei, past participle bordado)

1. to embroider

Conjugation

    Conjugation of bordar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	bordar
Personal	bordar	bordares	bordar	bordarmos	bordardes	bordarem
Gerund
	bordando
Past participle
Masculine	bordado			bordados
Feminine	bordada			bordadas
Indicative
Present	bordo	bordas	borda	bordamos	bordais	bordam
Imperfect	bordava	bordavas	bordava	bordávamos	bordáveis	bordavam
Preterite	bordei	bordaste	bordou	bordamos1, bordámos2	bordastes	bordaram
Pluperfect	bordara	bordaras	bordara	bordáramos	bordáreis	bordaram
Future	bordarei	bordarás	bordará	bordaremos	bordareis	bordarão
Conditional	bordaria	bordarias	bordaria	bordaríamos	bordaríeis	bordariam
Subjunctive
Present	borde	bordes	borde	bordemos	bordeis	bordem
Imperfect	bordasse	bordasses	bordasse	bordássemos	bordásseis	bordassem
Future	bordar	bordares	bordar	bordarmos	bordardes	bordarem
Imperative
Affirmative		borda	borde	bordemos	bordai	bordem
Negative (não)		não bordes	não borde	não bordemos	não bordeis	não bordem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “bordar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “bordar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Compare Catalan brodar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boɾˈdaɾ/ [boɾˈð̞aɾ]

• Audio (Venezuela):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: bor‧dar

Verb

bordar (first-person singular present bordo, first-person singular preterite bordé, past participle bordado)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to embroider (to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread of various colours)
2. (colloquial, figurative, transitive) to ace (to do something very well)

   bordar un examen ― to ace an exam

Conjugation

    Conjugation of bordar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			bordar
gerund			bordando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		bordado		bordada
		plural		bordados		bordadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	bordo	bordastú bordásvos	borda	bordamos	bordáis	bordan
	imperfect	bordaba	bordabas	bordaba	bordábamos	bordabais	bordaban
	preterite	bordé	bordaste	bordó	bordamos	bordasteis	bordaron
	future	bordaré	bordarás	bordará	bordaremos	bordaréis	bordarán
	conditional	bordaría	bordarías	bordaría	bordaríamos	bordaríais	bordarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	borde	bordestú bordésvos2	borde	bordemos	bordéis	borden
	imperfect (ra)	bordara	bordaras	bordara	bordáramos	bordarais	bordaran
	imperfect (se)	bordase	bordases	bordase	bordásemos	bordaseis	bordasen
	future1	bordare	bordares	bordare	bordáremos	bordareis	bordaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		bordatú bordávos	borde	bordemos	bordad	borden
	negative		no bordes	no borde	no bordemos	no bordéis	no borden

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of bordar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive bordar	dative	bordarme	bordarte	bordarle, bordarse	bordarnos	bordaros	bordarles, bordarse
	accusative	bordarme	bordarte	bordarlo, bordarla, bordarse	bordarnos	bordaros	bordarlos, bordarlas, bordarse
with gerund bordando	dative	bordándome	bordándote	bordándole, bordándose	bordándonos	bordándoos	bordándoles, bordándose
	accusative	bordándome	bordándote	bordándolo, bordándola, bordándose	bordándonos	bordándoos	bordándolos, bordándolas, bordándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative borda	dative	bórdame	bórdate	bórdale	bórdanos	not used	bórdales
	accusative	bórdame	bórdate	bórdalo, bórdala	bórdanos	not used	bórdalos, bórdalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative bordá	dative	bordame	bordate	bordale	bordanos	not used	bordales
	accusative	bordame	bordate	bordalo, bordala	bordanos	not used	bordalos, bordalas
with formal second-person singular imperative borde	dative	bórdeme	not used	bórdele, bórdese	bórdenos	not used	bórdeles
	accusative	bórdeme	not used	bórdelo, bórdela, bórdese	bórdenos	not used	bórdelos, bórdelas
with first-person plural imperative bordemos	dative	not used	bordémoste	bordémosle	bordémonos	bordémoos	bordémosles
	accusative	not used	bordémoste	bordémoslo, bordémosla	bordémonos	bordémoos	bordémoslos, bordémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative bordad	dative	bordadme	not used	bordadle	bordadnos	bordaos	bordadles
	accusative	bordadme	not used	bordadlo, bordadla	bordadnos	bordaos	bordadlos, bordadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative borden	dative	bórdenme	not used	bórdenle	bórdennos	not used	bórdenles, bórdense
	accusative	bórdenme	not used	bórdenlo, bórdenla	bórdennos	not used	bórdenlos, bórdenlas, bórdense

Derived terms

• bordado
• bordador
• bordadura

Further reading

• “bordar”, 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

Swedish

Verb

bordar

1. present indicative of borda

Anagrams

• borrad