noun · femininefirst declension
chorda
chorda f (genitive chordae)
Classical[ˈkʰɔr.da]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔr.da]
Meaning
- femininetripe, intestine (as food)
- femininecatgut, string of a musical instrument
reddidit icta suōs pollice chorda sonōs
[Each] string, struck by his thumb, rendered its notes.8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 2.108 - femininerope, cord for binding a slave
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Chorda · Fides
Chorda (χορδή is a single string; fides (σφιδή) in the sing. and plur. means a complete collection of strings, or a string-instrument.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | chorda | chordae |
| genitive | chordae | chordārum |
| dative | chordae | chordīs |
| accusative | chordam | chordās |
| ablative | chordā | chordīs |
| vocative | chorda | chordae |
chorda, ae, f., = χορδή. *
I. An intestine, as food, Petr. 66, 7 (al. leg. cord.).— Far more freq.,
II. Catgut, a string (of a musical instrument), Cic. de Or. 3, 57, 214; id. N. D. 2, 59, 149 fin.; Lucr. 2, 412; 2, 505; Tib. 2, 5, 3; 3, 4, 70; Hor. C. 4, 9, 4; id. S. 1, 3, 8; id. A. P. 348 al.—
B. A rope, cord, for binding a slave:
tunc tibi actutum chorda tenditur, Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 55 Lorenz.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
chorda ae, f
, χορδή, catgut, a string (of a musical instrument): chordae intentae: resonat (vox) chordis quattuor ima, i. e. most acute, H.: Verba socianda chordis, by the lyre, H.: querulae, O.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH-der. Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ)bor. Latin chorda Borrowed from Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ, “guts, tripe”).
Insular Romance
- Sardiniancodra
- Sardiniancorda
- Sardiniancolda
Ibero-Romance
- Portuguesecordafrom Old Galician-Portuguese corda
- Spanishcuerda
- Englishcuerdafrom Spanish cuerda
- Aragonesecuerda
- Asturiancuerda
- Falacordafrom Old Galician-Portuguese corda
- Galiciancordafrom Old Galician-Portuguese corda
Gallo-Romance
- Catalancorda
- Occitancòrdafrom Old Occitan corda
Balkano-Romance
- Romaniancoardă
- Aromaniancoardã
Italo-Dalmatian
- Italiancorda
- Istriotcurda
- Siciliancorda
- Siciliancodda
- Venetancorda
Borrowings
- Englishchorda tympani
- Albaniankordhë
- Greekκόρδαfrom Byzantine Greek κόρδα
- Dutchkoorde
- Old Frenchcorde
Rhaeto-Romance
- Friuliancuarde
- Romanshcorda
In English words that came into English from chorda
- cordchorda
- harpsichordharpichordium
- clavichordclavichordium
- clarichordclarus
- cordel*cordellus