Börde

See also: borde, boerde, Borde, and bordé

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German borde. Cognate with English border, from Proto-Germanic *burdą (“board”). A Börde is usually linear and borders on higher ground.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbœʁdə/, [ˈbœʁdə], [ˈbœɐ̯də]
  • Hyphenation: Bör‧de

Noun

Börde f (genitive Börde, plural Börden)

  1. fertile plain (usually one within the North European Plain)

Declension

Declension of Börde [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Börde die Börden
genitive einer der Börde der Börden
dative einer der Börde den Börden
accusative eine die Börde die Börden

Proper noun

Börde n (proper noun, genitive Bördes or (optionally with an article) Börde)

  1. a rural district of Saxony-Anhalt; seat: Haldensleben
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