corda

Etymology

From Old Occitan corda, from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ, “rope, cord”).

Noun

corda f (plural cordes)

1. rope
2. string
3. cord
4. (music) string instrument
5. (geometry) chord

References

• Institut d’Estudis Catalans (1995). Diccionari de la llengua catalana (4th edition). →ISBN.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔʁ.da/
• Homophones: cordas, cordât

Verb

corda

1. third-person singular past historic of corder

Anagrams

• crado

Etymology

From Latin chorda (“cord”), from Ancient Greek (Doric) χορδά (khordá), (Ionic) χορδή (khordḗ, “string of gut, the string of a lyre”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔrda]

Noun

corda f (plural corde)

1. rope
2. (anatomy) chord, cord
3. (music) string, cord (of a musical instrument)
4. (geometry) chord
5. (sports) string (of a tennis racquet, etc)
6. (boxing) rope (of a ring)

Anagrams

• cadrò, cardo, cardò, croda

Noun

corda

1. nominative plural of cor
2. vocative plural of cor
3. accusative plural of cor

References

• corda in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• corda in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• corda in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Etymology

From Latin chorda (“cord”), from Ancient Greek (Doric) χορδά (khordá), (Ionic) χορδή (khordḗ, “string of gut, the string of a lyre”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɾ.dɐ/
• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɹ.da/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɻ.da/
• (Gaúcho) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɾ.da/
• (Carioca) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔχ.dɐ/
• (Nordestino) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔh.da/

Noun

corda f (plural cordas)

1. rope, string

   Synonyms: fio, cabo, linha

2. winding mechanism
3. cord, heartstring

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan corda (“rope”). Doublet of cuerda.

Noun

corda f (uncountable)

1. rope