ord

Swedish

/ˈuːrd/

noun
Definitions
  • (linguistics) word; A distinct unit of language (sounds in speech or written letters) with a particular meaning, composed of one or more morphemes, and also of one or more phonemes that determine its sound pattern.
  • Something promised.
  • (computing) A numerical value with a bit width native to the machine.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish orþ inherited from Old Norse orð inherited from Proto-Germanic *wurdą (word) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰo- (word).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*werdʰo-

Gloss

word

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

辞

Emoji

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