akord

Albanian

Noun

akord m

1. (music) chord (combination of three or more pitches)
2. accord; agreement

Further reading

• “akord”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980
• Newmark, L. (1999) “akord”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎^[2]
• “akord”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from French accord.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈakort]
• Hyphenation: akord

Noun

akord m inan

1. (music) chord

Declension

Declension of akord (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	akord	akordy
genitive	akordu	akordů
dative	akordu	akordům
accusative	akord	akordy
vocative	akorde	akordy
locative	akordu	akordech
instrumental	akordem	akordy

Further reading

• “akord”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “akord”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “akord”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
• “akord” in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2024, slovnikcestiny.cz

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French accord. First attested in 1644–1660. Compare Kashubian akòrd and Slovincian akort.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.kɔrt/

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• Rhymes: -akɔrt
• Syllabification: a‧kord

Noun

akord m inan (diminutive akordzik)

1. (music, countable) chord (combination of three or more notes) [from 19th c.]
2. (business, uncountable) piece work (work that a worker is paid for according to the number of units produced, rather than the number of hours worked) [from 20th c.]

   Antonym: dniówka

   praca/robota na akord ― piece work

   pracować na akord ― to do piece work

3. (countable) highlight (striking, strong feature or element of something) [from 20th c.]
4. (archaic, uncountable) accord, concord [17th–20th c.]

   w akord pójść/stanąć w akordzie ― to strike a deal

   akord drezdeński ― the Dresden accord

Declension

Declension of akord

	singular	plural
nominative	akord	akordy
genitive	akordu	akordów
dative	akordowi	akordom
accusative	akord	akordy
instrumental	akordem	akordami
locative	akordzie	akordach
vocative	akordzie	akordy

Derived terms

adjective

• akordowy

 

adverb

• akordowo

 

nouns

• akordnik
• akordowiec
• akordyka

 

Collocations

music

• wspaniały akord ― a wonderful chord
• pierwszy akord ― the first chord
• przedostatni akord ― the second to last chord
• ostatni akord ― the last a chord
• końcowy akord ― the ending a chord
• finałowy/finalny akord ― the final a chord
• potężny akord ― a powerful chord
• mocny akord ― a strong chord
• akordeonowy akord ― an accordion chord
• rozłożony akord ― a spread chord
• harmonijny akord ― a harmonic chord
• fortepianowy akord/akord fortepianu ― a piano chord
• wokalny akord ― a vocal chord
• muzyczny akord ― a musical chord
• fałszywy akord ― an out of tune chord
• rockowy akord ― a rock chord
• pełny akord ― a full chord
• prosty akord ― a simple chord
• podstawowy akord ― a basic chord
• piękny akord ― a beautiful chord
• ważny akord ― an important chord
• wielki akord ― a large chord
• kolejny akord ― the next chord
• nowy akord ― a new chord
• cały akord ― the whole chord
• akord septymowy ― a seventh chord
• akord nonowy ― a nine chord
• akord durowy ― a major chord
• akord molowy ― a minor chord
• akord dysonansowy ― a dissonant chord
• akord konsonansowy ― a consonant chord
• akord dominantowy ― a dominant chord
• akord toniczny ― a tonic chord
• akord gitarowy/akord gitary ― a guitar chord
• akord zmniejszony ― a diminished chord
• akord zwiększony ― an augmented chord
• progresja akordów ― a chord progression
• sekwencja/następstwo/ciąg akordów ― a chord sequence
• składnik akordu ― the composition of a chord
• dźwięk akordu ― the sound of a chord
• rozwiązanie akordu ― a chord resolution
• układ akordów ― a chord's make-up
• nazwa akordów ― the name of a chord
• akord muzyki ― a music chord
• akord orkiestry ― an orchestra's chord
• akord pieśni/piosenki ― a song's chord
• akord utworu ― a chord of a track/song
• akord choru ― a choir's chord
• grać akordy ― to play chords
• akord zabrzmiał ― a chord sounded (a certain way)

highlight

• akord sezonu ― the highlight of a season
• akord obchodów ― the highlight of a celebration
• akord rozgrywek ― the highlight of a game
• akord festiwalu ― the highlight of a festival
• akord kampanii ― the highlight of a campaign
• akord jesieni ― the highlight of (a) fall/autumn
• akord mistrzostw ― the highlight of a championship
• akord uroczystości ― the highlight of a ceremony
• akord imprezy ― the highlight of a party
• akord wojny ― the highlight of a war
• akord koncertu ― the highlight of a concert
• akord spotkania ― the highlight of a meeting
• akord walki ― the highlight of a fight

Further reading

• akord in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• akord in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “akord”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǎkord/
• Hyphenation: a‧kord

Noun

àkord m (Cyrillic spelling а̀корд)

1. chord (music)

Declension

Declension of akord

	singular	plural
nominative	akord	akordi
genitive	akorda	àkorādā / àkōrdā
dative	akordu	akordima
accusative	akord	akorde
vocative	akorde	akordi
locative	akordu	akordima
instrumental	akordom	akordima

Synonyms

• Synonyms: sazvučje, saglasje, sazvuk, suzvuk