corde

Alternative forms

• chorde (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle French corde, from Old French corde, borrowed from Latin chorda (“gut”), from Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ, “string of gut, cord”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔʁd/

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Noun

corde f (plural cordes)

1. rope (general)
2. (geometry) chord
3. (music) chord (of a string instrument)
4. chord (vocal chord)
5. line (washing line, for hanging clothes to dry)

Verb

corde

1. first-person singular present indicative of corder
2. third-person singular present indicative of corder
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of corder
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of corder
5. second-person singular imperative of corder

Further reading

• “corde” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• coder
• crédo
• décor

Noun

corde (plural cordes)

1. (anatomy) heart
2. (figuratively) heart
3. hearts (a suit of cards, ♥)

Noun

corde f pl

1. plural of corda

Anagrams

• cedro, cedrò, credo, crode

Noun

corde

1. ablative singular of cor

Etymology

From Old French corde.

Noun

corde f (plural cordes)

1. rope

Etymology

From Old French corde, borrowed from Latin chorda (“gut”).

Noun

corde f (plural cordes)

1. (Jersey) string, rope, line

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ).

Noun

corde f (oblique plural cordes, nominative singular corde, nominative plural cordes)

1. rope

Etymology

Compare Italian corda.

Noun

corde

1. rope