ford en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /foəd/ non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
- /fo(ː)ɹd/ rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
- /fɔɹd/ (General-American)
- /-fəd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /fɔːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /-fɚd/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *pértus Proto-Germanic *furduz Proto-West Germanic *furdu Old English ford English ford From Middle English fōrd, from Old English ford, from Proto-West Germanic *furdu, from Proto-Germanic *furduz, from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (“crossing”). Doublet of firth, fjord, and fjard, all via Old Norse; and port, distantly via Latin. Cognate with Low German Föörd, Dutch voord, German Furt, Norwegian and Danish fjord. See also forth and Persian پل (pol, “bridge”).
Meanings
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A location where a stream is shallow and the bottom has good footing, making it possible to cross from one side to the other with no bridge, by walking, riding, or driving through the water; a crossing.
He swam the Esk river where ford there was none.
1808 February 22, Walter Scott, “(please specify the introduction or canto number, or chapter name)”, in Marmion; a Tale of Flodden Field, Edinburgh: […] J[ames] Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Company, […]; London: William Miller, and John Murray, →OCLC:
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A stream; a current.
With water of the ford / Or of the clouds.
1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto VI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 34:Permit my ghost to pass the Stygian ford.
1700, [John] Dryden, “Ceyx and Alcyone”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| foorth | alternative | lexicographic | |
| fords | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Yarrowford · Bedford Park · Camelford · Gainsford · Shelford · Hartford · Blackford · Seaford Meadows · Fyansford · Isisford · Hereford · Crayford · Otford · Stonyford · Fords · Broadford · Hungerford · Waterford · Chandler's Ford · Colyford · Hertford · Turtleford · Belford · Oakford · Cranford · Castleford · Romford · East Gresford · Sandiford · Latchford · Hannaford · Stamford · Goodmans Ford · Ranford · Woodforde · Milford · Fordwich · Dartford · Ammanford · Muckleford South · Harford · Brentford · Oxenford · Whyalla Playford · Yeoford · Weatherford · Failford · Beechford · Eaton Ford · Deptford · Runnyford · Stepford · Rutherford · Boxford · Redford · Nobleford · Ryeford · Woodford · Allerford · Hereford Hall · North Gosford · Wellsford · Stakeford · Allansford · Bradford · Fordtown · Stretford · Mylneford · Kingsford · fordage · Spalford · Metford · Waterford West · Oxford · Blandford · Guildford West · Kentford · Luxford · Petford · Woolford · Rexford · East Gosford · Radford · Brantford · Carlingford · Samford Village · Bedfordale · fordless · Loxford · Avisford · Mount Crawford · Rochford · Daylesford · Myrtleford · Fords Bridge · Beverford · Knutsford · Bedford · West Gosford · Ashford · Seaford · Stratford · Chelmsford · Pigford · Langford · Beresford · Gresford · Ilford · Hayford · Moonford · Orford · Abbotsford · Lower Belford · Bathford · Old Ford · Guildford · Stanford Merthyr · Evansford · Exford · Crawford River · Mount Alford · Woodford Island · Telford · Samford Valley · South Guildford · Sleaford · Rocky Ford · Batesford · Bridgeford · Regans Ford · Ford Green · Old Guildford · Stanford · Seaford Heights · Gosford · Halliford · Frankford · Sandford · Dalysford · Tideford · Battleford · Seaford Rise · Alfords Point · Ayrford · Crawford · Gowanford · Longford · Franklinford · Oxford Falls · Waterford Park · Brayford · Saltford · Byford · Muckleford · Hemmingford · Alford
Synonyms
Translations (100)
fi kahlaamo (crossing) · ky кечүү (crossing) · cjs кежиг (crossing) · az dayaz yer (crossing) · ka ფონი (crossing) · hi पाँझ (crossing) · fi kahlauspaikka (crossing) · uz kechik (crossing) · tyv кежиг (crossing) · bg брод (crossing) · alt кечӱ (crossing) · es vado (crossing) · mk брод (crossing) · kjh кичіг (crossing) · fur vât (crossing) · be брод (crossing) · ms tohor sungai (crossing) · kk өткел (crossing) · sga áth (crossing) · ja 洗い越し (crossing) · az çay keçidi (crossing) · gl porto (crossing) · tl dabaw (crossing) · zlw-ocs břístie (crossing) · gl abanqueiro (crossing) · eu ibi (crossing) · nl doorwaardbare plaats (crossing) · crh keçit (crossing) · nb vadested (crossing) · sh gaz (crossing) · ckb بوار (crossing) · cmn 津 (crossing) · hi पायाब (crossing) · sh gȃz (crossing) · et koolmekoht (crossing) · pt vau (crossing) · he מעבר (crossing) · da vadested (crossing) · mi kauanga (crossing) · ja 浅瀬 (crossing) · ba кисеү (crossing) · nds-de Föörd (crossing) · br roudouz (crossing) · sl brod (crossing) · la vadum (crossing) · sv vadställe (crossing) · br red (crossing) · io vadeyo (crossing) · sk brod (crossing) · de Fjord (stream; current) · tr geçit (crossing) · ru брод (crossing) · sh brȏd (crossing) · fa پایاب (crossing) · uk брід (crossing) · nl voorde (crossing) · cmn 淺灘 /浅滩 (crossing) · lv brasls (crossing) · hy ծանծաղուտ (crossing) · ru перепра́ва (crossing) · fr gué (crossing) · ga áth (crossing) · fi kahluupaikka (crossing) · kim кеъһиғ (crossing) · ug كېچىك (crossing) · tt кичү (crossing) · lt brasta (crossing) · fur vâd (crossing) · hu gázló (crossing) · fo vað (crossing) · de Furt (crossing) · is vað (crossing) · af drif (crossing) · gd àth (crossing) · fa گدار (crossing) · sh га̑з (crossing) · gl vao (crossing) · kum гечив (crossing) · nb vadeplass (crossing) · cs brod (crossing) · hi घाट (crossing) · ca gual (crossing) · nog кешуьв (crossing) · hu átjáró (crossing) · ug кечик (crossing) · fa فرناد (crossing) · ro vad (crossing) · ms tohor (crossing) · mi kauranga (crossing) · krc кёчюу (crossing) · it guado (crossing) · ar مَخَاضَة (crossing) · az bərə (crossing) · cy rhyd (crossing) · eo vadejo (crossing) · mnc ᡩᠣᡤᠣᠨ (crossing) · vi chỗ cạn (crossing) · sh бро̑д (crossing) · pl bród (crossing) · sq va (crossing)