Cord

See also: cord and còrd

German

Alternative forms

• Kord

Etymology

Borrowed from English cord.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔʁt/

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Noun

Cord m (strong, genitive Cordes or Cords, plural Corde or Cords)

1. (textiles, chiefly in the singular) corduroy

   Synonyms: Manchester, (Austria) Schnürlsamt

Declension

Declension of Cord [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Cord	die	Corde, Cords
genitive	eines	des	Cordes, Cords	der	Corde, Cords
dative	einem	dem	Cord, Corde1	den	Corden, Cords
accusative	einen	den	Cord	die	Corde, Cords

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Cordanzug
• Cordhemd
• Cordhose
• Cordhut
• Cordjacke
• Cordsamt
• Cordsessel
• Cordsofa

 

Related terms

• Kordel

Further reading

• “Cord” in Duden online
• “Cord” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache