bord

Meaning

1. (neuter) a plate, dish (cutlery)
2. (neuter) a plank, board (as in "blackboard" (see schoolbord) or as in "chessboard" (see schaakbord))
3. (neuter) a sign (traffic, etc.)

Gender

Neuter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɔrt/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bort, from Old Dutch *bort, from Proto-West Germanic *bord, from Proto-Germanic *burdą. Doublet of boord (“board of a ship”).

Sentences

Ze legde een lepel , vork en mes naast het bord neer .

She placed a spoon, fork, and knife next to the plate.

Het bord was haastig voor de deur gehangen .

The sign was hurriedly hung in front of the door.

Leerkrachten gebruiken nog vaak het ouderwetse bord en krijt .

Teachers still often use the old-fashioned board and chalk.