bordo

See also: Bordo, bordô, bordó, bordò, and bôrdo

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbor.du]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈbor.do]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈboɾ.ðo]

Verb

bordo

1. first-person singular present indicative of bordar

Anagrams

• brodo

Esperanto

Etymology

From French bord and Italian bordo, of Germanic origin. Etymologically related to breto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbordo/

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• Rhymes: -ordo
• Syllabification: bor‧do

Noun

bordo (accusative singular bordon, plural bordoj, accusative plural bordojn)

1. shore
2. bank
3. border

Derived terms

• marbordo (“coast”)
• riverbordo (“riverbank”)

Related terms

• albordigi
• albordiĝi
• borde

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese bordo (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), perhaps from Old French bord or directly from a Germanic language, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *burdą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboɾdo/ [ˈboɾ.ð̞ʊ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾdo
• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔɾdo/ [ˈbɔɾ.ð̞ʊ]
  • Rhymes: -ɔɾdo
• Hyphenation: bor‧do

Noun

bordo m (plural bordos)

1. board, plank used in ship making
   • 1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana. Introducción e texto, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 723:

     Conta a estoria que Pirio Neutóllamos, desque escapou da gram tormenta do mar et perdeu moytas das suas cõpañas, cõmo de suso oýstes, (et) fezo adubar suas naues en hũ lugar que chamã Amolese, que muyto lles era mester, ca nõ lles auía ficado naue sãa: as hũas auíã quebrantadas as áncoras, et as outras as uellas et os gouernallos, et as outras os rremos, et as outras os bordos en derredor

     The story tells that Pyrrhus Neoptolemus, because he has escaped the great storm of the sea and lost many of his troops, as you have already heard, ordered to repair his ships in a place called Amolese, because they really were in need of it, because they had not a single ship that were sound: ones had broken their anchors, others the sails and the helms, others the oars, and another ones the boards all around

2. (nautical) side, board

   Synonym: borda

   • 1390, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Os Miragres de Santiago. Versión gallega del Códice latino del siglo XII atribuido al papa Calisto I, Madrid: C.S.I.C., page 186:

     hũu bispo viindo da casa santa de Iherusalem en hũa naue, seendo cabo do bordo leendo en hũu liuro, vẽo hũa moy grãde onda et lançoo ẽno mar cõ outros que y andauã

     a bishop that was coming home from the holy house of Jerusalem in a ship, being by the board as he was reading a book, a large wave came and threw him into the sea with others that were around

3. edge, border, margin, hem, rim

   Synonyms: beira, marxe, randa

Derived terms

• a bordo
• borda
• bordinga

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “bordo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “bordo”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “bordo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “bordo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “bordo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Further reading

• “bordo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “bordo”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English border, French bord, German Bord, Italian bordo, Spanish borde.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbordo/

Noun

bordo (plural bordi)

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbor.do/
• Rhymes: -ordo
• Hyphenation: bór‧do

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Medieval Latin bordum (“plank, board”), from Frankish *bord, from Proto-Germanic *burdą (“board; table”).

Noun

bordo m (plural bordi)

1. edge, border, margin, hem, rim

   Synonyms: bordura, margine, orlo

2. (nautical) side, board

Derived terms

• a bordo
• d'alto bordo

Related terms

• bordare
• bordatura
• bordino
• bordura

Descendants

• → Turkish: borda

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bordo

1. first-person singular present indicative of bordare

Anagrams

• brodo

Polish

bordo

Etymology

Etymology tree

French bordeauxbor.

Polish bordo

Borrowed from French bordeaux.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔr.dɔ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔrdɔ
• Syllabification: bor‧do
• Homophones: bordeaux, Bordeaux

Adjective

bordo (not comparable, indeclinable, no derived adverb)

1. bordeaux, claret (having a dark red color tinged with purple, like that of Bordeaux (red) wine)

   Synonyms: bordowy, winny

   bordo:  

Adverb

bordo (not comparable)

1. bordeaux, claret (having a dark red color tinged with purple, like that of Bordeaux (red) wine)

   Synonym: bordowo

Noun

bordo n (indeclinable)

1. bordeaux (dark red color tinged with purple, like that of Burgundy (red) wine)
2. bordeaux-colored clothing
3. Bordeaux (wine coming from Bordeaux in France)

   Synonym: bordeaux

Derived terms

adjectives

• bordowy

Related terms

adverbs

• bordowo

verbs

• bordowieć impf

See also

Colors in Polish · kolory (layout · text)

biały	szary	czarny
czerwony; karmazyn	pomarańczowy; brązowy	żółty; beżowy
limonkowy	zielony	miętowy; ciemnozielony
cyjan; morski	błękitny	niebieski
fuksja; indygo	magenta; purpurowy	różowy

Further reading

• bordo I in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• bordo II in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• bordo III in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• bordo in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• bordo in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese bordo, from an early medieval Germanic language (possibly Gothic *𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳 (*baurd)), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *burdą.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔʁ.du/ [ˈbɔɦ.du]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔʁ.du/ [ˈbɔɦ.du]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔɾ.du/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔʁ.du/
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔɻ.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔʁ.do/ [ˈbɔɦ.do]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔɾ.du/ [ˈbɔɾ.ðu]

• Hyphenation: bor‧do

Noun

bordo m (plural bordos)

1. (nautical) board (each side of a ship)
2. border (outer edge of something)

   Synonyms: beirada, borda, margem

3. (usually in a bordo) the inside of a craft

Derived terms

• a bordo
• a bordo de
• aos bordos
• bordo claro
• bordo escuro
• comissário de bordo
• de alto bordo
• painel de bordo
• virar de bordo

Related terms

• abordar
• bombordo
• borda
• estibordo

Descendants

• → Gujarati: બોરદું (bordũ), બોરદુ (bordu), બૂડદું (būḍdũ)
• → Marathi: बोडद (boḍad)

Etymology 2

Unknown. Possibly from Latin laburnum, with the first syllable mistaken for a definite article.

bordo

Alternative forms

• bôrdo (pre-reform spelling)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈboʁ.du/ [ˈboɦ.du]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈboʁ.du/ [ˈboɦ.du]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈboɾ.du/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈboʁ.du/
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ˈboɻ.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈboʁ.do/ [ˈboɦ.do]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈboɾ.du/ [ˈboɾ.ðu]

• Hyphenation: bor‧do

Noun

bordo m (plural bordos)

1. maple (tree of the Acer genus)

   Synonym: ácer

2. maple (wood of the maple tree)

Derived terms

• bordo comum

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔʁ.du/ [ˈbɔɦ.du]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔʁ.du/ [ˈbɔɦ.du]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔɾ.du/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔʁ.du/
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔɻ.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔʁ.do/ [ˈbɔɦ.do]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔɾ.du/ [ˈbɔɾ.ðu]

• Hyphenation: bor‧do

Verb

bordo

1. first-person singular present indicative of bordar

Further reading

• “bordo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “bordo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French bordeaux.

Adjective

bordo m or f or n (indeclinable)

1. claret (colour)

Declension

Declension of bordo (invariable)

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	bordo		bordo		bordo	bordo
	definite	—		—		—	—
genitive- dative	indefinite	bordo		bordo		bordo	bordo
	definite	—		—		—	—

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboɾdo/ [ˈboɾ.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -oɾdo
• Syllabification: bor‧do

Etymology 1

From borde (“border”), from French bord.

Noun

bordo m (plural bordos)

1. (nautical) side, board
2. (nautical) tack
3. (Latin America) ridge
4. (Latin America) dam

Derived terms

• a bordo
• abordar
• franco bordo

Related terms

• borde

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bordo

1. first-person singular present indicative of bordar

Further reading

• “bordo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French bordeaux.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboɾ.do/
• Hyphenation: bor‧do

Adjective

bordo

1. claret (color)

   bordo:  

Noun

bordo (definite accusative bordoyu, uncountable)

1. claret (color)

   bordo:  

Declension

Declension of bordo

singular plural nominative bordo — definite accusative bordoyu — dative bordoya — locative bordoda — ablative bordodan — genitive bordonun — Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular bordom bordolarım 2nd singular bordon bordoların 3rd singular bordosu bordoları 1st plural bordomuz bordolarımız 2nd plural bordonuz bordolarınız 3rd plural bordoları bordoları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular bordomu bordolarımı 2nd singular bordonu bordolarını 3rd singular bordosunu bordolarını 1st plural bordomuzu bordolarımızı 2nd plural bordonuzu bordolarınızı 3rd plural bordolarını bordolarını dative singular plural 1st singular bordoma bordolarıma 2nd singular bordona bordolarına 3rd singular bordosuna bordolarına 1st plural bordomuza bordolarımıza 2nd plural bordonuza bordolarınıza 3rd plural bordolarına bordolarına locative singular plural 1st singular bordomda bordolarımda 2nd singular bordonda bordolarında 3rd singular bordosunda bordolarında 1st plural bordomuzda bordolarımızda 2nd plural bordonuzda bordolarınızda 3rd plural bordolarında bordolarında ablative singular plural 1st singular bordomdan bordolarımdan 2nd singular bordondan bordolarından 3rd singular bordosundan bordolarından 1st plural bordomuzdan bordolarımızdan 2nd plural bordonuzdan bordolarınızdan 3rd plural bordolarından bordolarından genitive singular plural 1st singular bordomun bordolarımın 2nd singular bordonun bordolarının 3rd singular bordosunun bordolarının 1st plural bordomuzun bordolarımızın 2nd plural bordonuzun bordolarınızın 3rd plural bordolarının bordolarının Predicative forms singular plural 1st singular bordoyum — 2nd singular bordosun — 3rd singular bordo bordodur — 1st plural bordoyuz — 2nd plural bordosunuz — 3rd plural bordolar —

Derived terms

• bordo pasaport
• bordomsu
• bordomtırak

Further reading

• “bordo”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “bordo”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “bordo”, in Nişanyan Sözlük