bordell

See also: Bordell

Catalan

Etymology

Derived from Latin bordellum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [burˈdeʎ]

• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [borˈdeʎ]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [boɾˈðeʎ]

Noun

bordell m (plural bordells)

1. brothel, bordello

   Synonyms: prostíbul, lupanar

Descendants

• → Spanish: burdel

Further reading

• “bordell”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “bordell”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “bordell” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “bordell”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔrˈdɛll/
• Rhymes: -ɛll

Noun

bordell m (plural bordelli or briedel)

1. alternative form of burdell: brothel

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French bordel.

Noun

bordell m (definite singular bordellen, indefinite plural bordeller, definite plural bordellene)
bordell n (definite singular bordellet, indefinite plural bordell or bordeller, definite plural bordella or bordellene)

1. a brothel

Synonyms

• horehus

References

• “bordell” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French bordel.

Noun

bordell m (definite singular bordellen, indefinite plural bordellar, definite plural bordellane)
bordell n (definite singular bordellet, indefinite plural bordell, definite plural bordella)

1. a brothel

Synonyms

• horehus

References

• “bordell” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From French bordel.

Noun

bordell c

1. brothel

   Synonyms: glädjehus, horhus

Declension

Declension of bordell

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	bordell	bordells
	definite	bordellen	bordellens
plural	indefinite	bordeller	bordellers
	definite	bordellerna	bordellernas

Derived terms

• bordellmamma (“woman managing a brothel”)

References

• “bordell”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “bordell”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “bordell”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)