bordes

See also: Bordes and bordés

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbor.dəs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈboɾ.ðes]

Etymology 1

Noun

bordes

1. plural of borda (“female illegitimate child”)

Etymology 2

Noun

bordes

1. plural of borda (“cabin”)

Etymology 3

Noun

bordes

1. (nautical) plural of borda (“gunwale”)

Etymology 4

Verb

bordes

1. second-person singular present indicative of bordar

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bordessche. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔrˈdɛs/

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• Hyphenation: bor‧des
• Rhymes: -ɛs

Noun

bordes n (plural bordessen, diminutive bordesje n)

1. A raised platform, often with a flight of steps, that lead into a building
2. An intermediate platform between flights of stairs, which normally involves a change in direction; a landing

   Synonym: (Belgium) palier

3. A balcony (open or roofed), porch or lean-to.
   • 1960, Peter Koelewijn, "Kom van dat dak af", Peter en zijn Rockets, Kom van dat dak af.

     Jan Janssen z'n vrouw was een koordanseres, / maar bij gebrek aan een touw klom ze op het bordes.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• bordesfoto

Descendants

• Afrikaans: bordes
• → Indonesian: bordès
• → Papiamentu: bordèshi (from the diminutive)

French

Pronunciation

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Verb

bordes

1. second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of border

Anagrams

• brodes, brodés

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch bordes, from Middle Dutch bordessche, from Old French bretesche, bretesque (Modern French bretèche), from Medieval Latin bretescha, bretachia, brateschia, britasca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɔrdɛs]
• Hyphenation: bor‧dès
• Rhymes: -des, -es, -s

Noun

bordès (first-person possessive bordesku, second-person possessive bordesmu, third-person possessive bordesnya)

1. a raised platform, often with a flight of steps, that lead into a building.
2. landing: an intermediate platform between flights of stairs, which normally involves a change in direction

Further reading

• “bordes” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Middle English

Noun

bordes

1. plural of bord

Portuguese

Verb

bordes

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of bordar

Spanish

Adjective

bordes m pl or f pl

1. plural of borde

Noun

bordes m pl

1. plural of borde

Verb

bordes

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of bordar