Horde

See also: horde and hörde

German

Etymology

Likely from Polish horda, from Russian орда́ (ordá, “horde, clan, troop”), which may come directly from Mongolian or from West Turkic (compare Tatar урда (urda, “horde”), Turkish ordu (“camp, army”)), from Mongolian орду (ordu, “court, camp, horde”); akin to Kalmyk орда (orda).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɔʁdə/, [hɔɐ̯-] (Germany)
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɔʁdɛ/, [hɔɐ̯-], [-d̥ɛ] (Austria)
  • Audio (Austria):(file)

Noun

Horde f (genitive Horde, plural Horden)

  1. horde
  2. (of monkeys) troop

Declension

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

Derived terms

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