Catalan

Noun

corda f ‎(plural cordes)

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

Related terms

Expressions

• a casa d'un penjat no hi anomenis cordes
• tant s'estira la corda, que a la fi es trenca
• tenir un cap de corda (tenir una mania, una dèria)

References

• Institut d'Estudis Catalans (1995). Diccionari de la llengua catalana (4th edition). ISBN 84-412-2477-3.

French

Pronunciation

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

Verb

corda

1. third-person singular past historic of corder

Anagrams

• crado

Italian

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)

Derived terms

• corda per saltare
• corda vocale

Related terms

• capocorda
• cordaccia
• cordaio
• cordame
• cordata
• cordatrice
• cordellina
• corderia
• cordicella
• cordicina
• cordina
• cordone
• incordare

Anagrams

• cadrò
• cardo, cardò
• croda

Latin

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

Portuguese

corda

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
2. winding mechanism
3. cord, heartstring

Synonyms

• (1) fio, cabo, linha

Derived terms

• (2) dar corda

Related terms

• cordame, cordão, acorde

Spanish

Etymology

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

Noun

corda f ‎(uncountable)

1. rope

Usage notes

Only used in the construction estar a la corda, to navigate against a headwind.

Related terms

• cuerda