# 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

* cottar

#### 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: (Central) [burˈda]
* IPA: (Balearic) [borˈda]
* IPA: (Valencia) [boɾˈðaɾ]

### Verb

bordar (first-person singular present bordo, first-person singular preterite bordí, past participle bordat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/
* to bark in a threatening manner
    Synonym: lladrar
    els gossos borden ― the dogs are barking

#### Derived terms

* bordada
* bordadissa
* bordador

### Further reading

* “bordar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “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: /boʁˈda(ʁ)/ [boɦˈda(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /boʁˈda(ʁ)/ [boɦˈda(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /boɾˈda(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /boʁˈda(ʁ)/ [boʁˈda(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /boɻˈda(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /buɾˈdaɾ/ [buɾˈðaɾ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /buɾˈdaɾ/ [buɾˈðaɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /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

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

## Spanish
### Etymology

Compare Catalan brodar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Derived terms

* bordado
* bordador
* bordadura

### 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], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Verb

bordar
* present indicative of borda

### Anagrams

* borrad