German

Noun

Orden m ‎(genitive Ordens, plural Orden or Örden)

1. A decoration earned in the military or in sports; a medal, especially one awarded for merit or achievement.
2. A religious order.

Usage notes

The noun plural form Örden is archaic.

Declension

Danish

Noun

orden c (singular definite ordnen or ordenen, plural indefinite ordner or ordener)

1. neatness, order
2. order (arrangement, disposition)
3. order (good arrangement)
4. order (religious group)
5. order (society of knights)
6. decoration, order (awarded decoration)
7. (taxonomy) order (taxonomical classification)

Inflection

Synonyms

• (arrangement, disposition): system

Antonyms

• (neatness): rod, uorden

See also

• orden on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da
• Orden (biologi) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da
• Orden (udmærkelse) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Etymology 2

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

Verb

orden or ordn

1. imperative of ordne

Dutch

Pronunciation

Verb

orden

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

Anagrams

• onder

Noun

orden

1. Plural form of orde

Galician

Verb

orden

1. third-person plural present indicative of urdir

Ladin

Noun

orden m ‎(plural ordens)

1. order

Norwegian Bokmål

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

Antonyms

• uorden

Derived terms

• lov og orden
• ordenstall

References

• “orden” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

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

Antonyms

• uorden

Derived terms

• lov og orden

References

• “orden” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈo̞ɾ.d̪e̞n/

Etymology

From Latin ōrdine, singular ablative of ōrdō, ordinis

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)

Usage notes

• Plural form is common for feminine forms, but very rare for masculine forms, except for biology or mathematics usage.

Related terms

• ordenar
• ordinal
• ordinario
• coordinar
• desorden
• desordenar

Anagrams

• doren
• dreno
• drenó
• nerdo

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Latin ōrdine, singular ablative of ōrdō, ordinis

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔrdɛn/

Noun

orden c

1. an order (a society, religious, of knights, or masonic), a medal, a decoration

Declension

Related terms

See also

• order

Etymology 2

See ord.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʊrdɛn/

Noun

orden

1. definite plural of ord