bordar
English
Etymology
From Latin bordarius, of Teutonic origin. See board.
Noun
bordar (plural bordars)
- (history) A person ranking below villeins and above serfs in the social hierarchy of a manor, holding just enough land to feed a family (about five acres) and required to provide labour on the demesne on specified days of the week.
- Synonym: bordarius
See also
References
- Ockbrook Before Domesday, Alan Palfreyman, Ockbrook and Borrowash Historical Society, October 1999, page 8.
Catalan
Etymology
Perhaps an aphetic variant of abordar (“incite, sic”). Alternatively, a variant form of bornar (“joust; incite”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [burˈda]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [borˈda]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [boɾˈðaɾ]
Audio (Catalonia): (file)
Verb
bordar (first-person singular present bordo, first-person singular preterite bordí, past participle bordat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/
Conjugation
| infinitive | bordar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | bordant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | bordat | bordada | |||||
| plural | bordats | bordades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
| present | bordo | bordes | borda | bordem | bordeu | borden | |
| imperfect | bordava | bordaves | bordava | bordàvem | bordàveu | bordaven | |
| future | bordaré | bordaràs | bordarà | bordarem | bordareu | bordaran | |
| preterite | bordí | bordares | bordà | bordàrem | bordàreu | bordaren | |
| conditional | bordaria | bordaries | bordaria | bordaríem | bordaríeu | bordarien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
| present | bordi | bordis | bordi | bordem | bordeu | bordin | |
| imperfect | bordés | bordessis | bordés | bordéssim | bordéssiu | bordessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
| affirmative | — | borda | bordi | bordem | bordeu | bordin | |
| negative (no) | — | no bordis | no bordi | no bordem | no bordeu | no bordin | |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “bordar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “bordar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “bordar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “bordar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
bordar m
- indefinite plural of bord (Etymology 2)
Portuguese
Etymology
From French broder, with metathesis.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /boʁˈda(ʁ)/ [boɦˈda(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /boɾˈda(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /boʁˈda(ʁ)/ [boʁˈda(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /boɻˈda(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /buɾˈdaɾ/ [buɾˈðaɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /buɾˈda.ɾi/ [buɾˈða.ɾi]
- Hyphenation: bor‧dar
Verb
bordar (first-person singular present bordo, first-person singular preterite bordei, past participle bordado)
- to embroider
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /boɾˈdaɾ/ [boɾˈð̞aɾ]
Audio (Venezuela): (file) - Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: bor‧dar
Verb
bordar (first-person singular present bordo, first-person singular preterite bordé, past participle bordado)
- (transitive, intransitive) to embroider (to stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread of various colours)
- (colloquial, figurative, transitive) to ace (to do something very well)
- bordar un examen ― to ace an exam
Conjugation
| infinitive | bordar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | bordando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | bordado | bordada | |||||
| plural | bordados | bordadas | |||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | bordo | bordastú bordásvos |
borda | bordamos | bordáis | bordan | |
| imperfect | bordaba | bordabas | bordaba | bordábamos | bordabais | bordaban | |
| preterite | bordé | bordaste | bordó | bordamos | bordasteis | bordaron | |
| future | bordaré | bordarás | bordará | bordaremos | bordaréis | bordarán | |
| conditional | bordaría | bordarías | bordaría | bordaríamos | bordaríais | bordarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | borde | bordestú bordésvos2 |
borde | bordemos | bordéis | borden | |
| imperfect (ra) |
bordara | bordaras | bordara | bordáramos | bordarais | bordaran | |
| imperfect (se) |
bordase | bordases | bordase | bordásemos | bordaseis | bordasen | |
| future1 | bordare | bordares | bordare | bordáremos | bordareis | bordaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
| affirmative | bordatú bordávos |
borde | bordemos | bordad | borden | ||
| negative | no bordes | no borde | no bordemos | no bordéis | no borden | ||
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| with infinitive bordar | dative | bordarme | bordarte | bordarle, bordarse | bordarnos | bordaros | bordarles, bordarse |
| accusative | bordarme | bordarte | bordarlo, bordarla, bordarse | bordarnos | bordaros | bordarlos, bordarlas, bordarse | |
| with gerund bordando | dative | bordándome | bordándote | bordándole, bordándose | bordándonos | bordándoos | bordándoles, bordándose |
| accusative | bordándome | bordándote | bordándolo, bordándola, bordándose | bordándonos | bordándoos | bordándolos, bordándolas, bordándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative borda | dative | bórdame | bórdate | bórdale | bórdanos | not used | bórdales |
| accusative | bórdame | bórdate | bórdalo, bórdala | bórdanos | not used | bórdalos, bórdalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative bordá | dative | bordame | bordate | bordale | bordanos | not used | bordales |
| accusative | bordame | bordate | bordalo, bordala | bordanos | not used | bordalos, bordalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative borde | dative | bórdeme | not used | bórdele, bórdese | bórdenos | not used | bórdeles |
| accusative | bórdeme | not used | bórdelo, bórdela, bórdese | bórdenos | not used | bórdelos, bórdelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative bordemos | dative | not used | bordémoste | bordémosle | bordémonos | bordémoos | bordémosles |
| accusative | not used | bordémoste | bordémoslo, bordémosla | bordémonos | bordémoos | bordémoslos, bordémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative bordad | dative | bordadme | not used | bordadle | bordadnos | bordaos | bordadles |
| accusative | bordadme | not used | bordadlo, bordadla | bordadnos | bordaos | bordadlos, bordadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative borden | dative | bórdenme | not used | bórdenle | bórdennos | not used | bórdenles, bórdense |
| accusative | bórdenme | not used | bórdenlo, bórdenla | bórdennos | not used | bórdenlos, bórdenlas, bórdense | |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “bordar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
Swedish
Verb
bordar
- present indicative of borda