bordes
Catalan
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch bordessche. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɔrˈdɛs/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: bor‧des
- Rhymes: -ɛs
Noun
bordes n (plural bordessen, diminutive bordesje n)
- A raised platform, often with a flight of steps, that lead into a building
- An intermediate platform between flights of stairs, which normally involves a change in direction; a landing
- A balcony (open or roofed), porch or lean-to.
- 1960, Peter Koelewijn, "Kom van dat dak af", Peter en zijn Rockets, Kom van dat dak af.
- Jan Janssen z'n vrouw was een koordanseres, / maar bij gebrek aan een touw klom ze op het bordes.
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- 1960, Peter Koelewijn, "Kom van dat dak af", Peter en zijn Rockets, Kom van dat dak af.
Derived terms
- bordesfoto
French
Verb
bordes
Middle English
Portuguese
Spanish
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