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Förde
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förde
German
Etymology
de osx gmw-pro
From de nds Föörd Föörd(e) ford, shallow water, firth, from de gml vȫrde, byform (perhaps originally plural) of gml vōrt, from de gem-pro *furduz. Doublet of inherited de Furt ford, river passage 1 and of de Fjord fjord 1, from de non fjǫrðr. This latter may also have influenced the sense of the nds -.
Pronunciation
de /ˈføːrdə/ /ˈfœrdə/ [ˈføːɐ̯.də] [ˈfœɐ̯-] [ˈfœʁ-]
de De-Förde.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
f
firth, fjord, a long, narrow bay of the sea
de Fjord<g:m>
Usage notes
de Förde is generally used of northern Germany and de Fjord of Scandinavia. Elsewhere either form is possible, though de Fjord is predominant.
Declension
f
See also
de Börde