coardă

See also: coardã

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈko̯ar.də]

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ, “string of gut, cord”).

Noun

coardă f (plural coarde or corzi)

1. cord, rope

   Synonyms: funie, frânghie, sfoară

2. string (of a guitar)
3. (colloquial) vein, nerve, tendon, ligament, etc.

Declension

Declension of coardă

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) coardă	coarda	(niște) coarde	coardele
genitive/dative	(unei) coarde	coardei	(unor) coarde	coardelor
vocative	coardă, coardo		coardelor

Declension of coardă

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) coardă	coarda	(niște) corzi	corzile
genitive/dative	(unei) corzi	corzii	(unor) corzi	corzilor
vocative	coardă, coardo		corzilor

Derived terms

• cordar

Etymology 2

From cordi (“to fuck”), borrowed from the Romani indicative perfect root kurd- of the verb kurel (“to fuck”).

Noun

coardă f (plural coarde)

1. (slang) prostitute, whore, bitch

Declension

Declension of coardă

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) coardă	coarda	(niște) coarde	coardele
genitive/dative	(unei) coarde	coardei	(unor) coarde	coardelor
vocative	coardă, coardo		coardelor