French

Alternative forms

• chorde (obsolete)

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)

Derived terms

• à fleur de corde
• cordage
• corde à sauter
• corde raide
• corde vocale
• corder
• cordeau
• cordelet
• cordon
• tenir la corde
• tirer sur la corde
• tomber des cordes
• toucher la corde sensible

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

Anagrams

• coder
• crédo
• décor

Interlingua

Noun

corde ‎(plural cordes)

1. (anatomy) heart
2. (figuratively) heart

Italian

Noun

corde f pl

1. plural of corda

Anagrams

• cedro, cedrò, credo, crode

Latin

Noun

corde

1. ablative singular of cor

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French corde.

Noun

corde f (plural cordes)

1. rope

Descendants

• French: corde

Norman

Etymology

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

Noun

corde f ‎(plural cordes)

1. (Jersey) string, rope, line

Derived terms

• corde à lînge ‎(“clothesline”)
• cordgi ‎(“ropemaker”)

Old French

Etymology

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

Noun

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

1. rope

Descendants

• English: cord
• French: corde
• Norman: corde (Jersey)

Tarantino

Etymology

Compare Italian corda.

Noun

corde

1. rope