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語源

Recorded in English since 1555. From Middle French horde, from German Horde, from Polish horda, from Russian орда (orda, “horde", 'clan, troop'”), probably from Kipchak Turkic (compare Tatar урда (urda, “horde”)), from Proto-Turkic *or- (“army, place of staying of the army, ruler etc.”). Cognates include Turkish ordu (“camp, army”), Mongolian орд (ord, “court, castle, royal compound, camp, horde”) and Kalmyk орда (orda). Also Doublet of Urdu.

発音

• (Received 発音) enPR: hôd, IPA^(key): /hɔːd/
• (General American) enPR: hôrd, IPA^(key): /hɔɹd/
• (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) enPR: hōrd, IPA^(key): /ho(ː)ɹd/
• (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /hoəd/
• 韻: -ɔː(ɹ)d
• 異形同音異義語: hoard, whored

名詞

horde (複数形 hordes)

1. A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic people (originally Tatars) migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, plunder, etc.; a predatory multitude.
2. A large number of people or things.

   We were beset by a horde of street vendors who thought we were tourists and would buy their cheap souvenirs.

   • 1907, Jack London, Before Adam, Chapter IV:

     It is true, the more progressive members of our horde lived in the caves above the river.

派生語

動詞

horde (三人称単数 現在形 hordes, 現在分詞 hording または hordeing, 過去形および過去分詞形 horded)

1. to travel en masse, to flock
   • 1824, T. E., Oriental Wanderings, or the Fortunes of Felix. A romance, page 69:

     "What wouldst thou insinuate?" replied Elmuton, sarcastically; “has he not been watched, and secretly discovered hordeing with Christians?

使用する際の注意点

• Sometimes confused with hoard.

アナグラム

• Herod, Rhode, Rohde