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/

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Noun

Horde f (genitive Horde, plural Horden)

1. horde

Derived terms

• hordenweise