orden

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔrdən/, [ˈɒːˀd̥ən]

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German orden, from Latin ōrdō (“order, rank”).

Etymology 2

See ordne (“to put in order, arrange, fix”).

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Verb

orden

1. first-person singular present indicative of ordenen
2. imperative of ordenen

Noun

orden

1. Plural form of orde

Anagrams

• onder

Verb

orden

1. third-person plural present indicative of urdir

Noun

orden m (plural ordens)

1. order

Etymology

From Latin ordo, via Middle Low German orden

Noun

orden m (definite singular ordenen, indefinite plural ordener, definite plural ordenene)

1. order

   i alfabetisk orden - in alphabetical order

2. a religious order
3. an honorary order

References

• “orden” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Latin ordo, via Middle Low German orden

Noun

orden m (definite singular ordenen, indefinite plural ordenar, definite plural ordenane)

1. order

   i alfabetisk orden - in alphabetical order

2. a religious order
3. an honorary order

References

• “orden” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Alternative forms

• órden (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin ōrdine, singular ablative of ōrdō, ordinis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈorden/, [ˈorðẽn]

Noun

orden f (plural órdenes)

1. order (command)

   Es una orden, no una pregunta, = "This is an order, not a question"

   A sus órdenes, = a phrase equivalent to ask "How may I help you?" to a client or patient, but in Spanish is also used when a boss, parent or older relative calls for someone.

2. order (request, purchase, or food)
3. order (decoration)

   La Orden del Toisón de Oro, = "The Order of the Golden Fleece" (the highest decoration of Spain)

4. (military) order
5. (religion) order

   Entró a una nueva orden religiosa, = "(someone) entered to a new religious order"

orden m (plural órdenes)

1. order (arrangement, sequence, organization)

   Están en orden alfabético, = "These (or those) are in alphabetical order"

2. orderliness
3. good behavior
4. (taxonomy) order
5. (mathematics) order (highest exponent)

Anagrams

• doren
• dreno
• drenó
• nerdo

Further reading

• “orden” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Etymology 1

From Latin ōrdine, singular ablative of ōrdō, ordinis

Etymology 2

See ord.