recorder

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French recordour, from Old French recordeor, from Medieval Latin recordātor, from Latin recordor (call to mind, remember, recollect), from re- (back, again) + cor (heart; mind).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)də(ɹ)

Noun

recorder (plural recorders)

  1. An apparatus for recording; a device which records.
  2. Agent noun of record; one who records.
  3. A judge in a municipal court.
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Etymology 2

From Middle English, from record (to practice (music)).

Noun

recorder (plural recorders)

  1. (music) A musical instrument of the woodwind family; a type of fipple flute, a simple internal duct flute.
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References

  • recorder in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams


French

Etymology 1

From Middle French recorder, from Old French recorder, from Vulgar Latin recordāre, alternative form of Latin recordārī, present active infinitive of recordor (call to mind, remember, recollect), from re- (back, again) + cor (heart; mind).

Verb

recorder

  1. (obsolete) to say something repetitively in order to learn.
    As-tu recordé ta leçon?
Conjugation

Etymology 2

re- + corder.

Verb

recorder

  1. to restring

Further reading


Latin

Verb

recorder

  1. first-person singular present active subjunctive of recordor

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French recorder.

Verb

recorder

  1. to record; to register; to make a record (of)
    recorder une histoire
    to make a record of a story

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Descendants


Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin recordāre, from Latin recordārī, present active infinitive of recordor.

Verb

recorder

  1. to record; to register
  2. to recall; to remember

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-d, *-ds, *-dt are modified to t, z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

  • recort
  • recordeor

Descendants

References

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