Definition
On or aboard a ship; while traveling on a vessel at sea.
Etymology
Compound of 'a-' (on, in) and 'shipboard' (from 'ship' and 'board' meaning the wooden planks of a ship's deck). The 'a-' prefix comes from Old English prepositions.
Kelly Says
This old nautical term reminds us that language evolved to describe specific experiences—sailors needed compact words for 'being on the ship,' just like we say 'afoot' for 'on foot.'
Translations
ARالعربية
على متن السفينة
ala matan as-safina
CSČeština
na palubě
na pa-lu-be
DEDeutsch
an Bord
an bord
ELΕλληνικά
από πλοίο
a-po p-loi-o
ESEspañol
a bordo
a bor-do
FAفارسی
روی کشتی
ro-ye khesht-i
FISuomi
laivan sisällä
lai-van sis-äl-lä
HAHA
a cikin ruwa
a ci-kin ru-wa
HEעברית
על ספינה
al s-fin-a
HIहिन्दी
जहाज में
ja-haaj mein
HUMagyar
a fedélzeten
a fe-de-l-ze-ten
IDBahasa Indonesia
di atas kapal
di a-tas ka-pal
ITItaliano
a bordo
a bor-do
KMKM
លើទំនាយ
le tu-m-na-y
MSBahasa Melayu
di atas kapal
di a-tas ka-pal
MYမြန်မာ
စင်္စာကြီးတွင်း
sin-sa ka-jee twing
NLNederlands
aan boord
aan bord
PLPolski
na pokładzie
na po-kład-zie
PTPortuguês
a bordo
a bor-do
RUРусский
на борту
na bor-tu
SWKiswahili
kwenye meli
kwen-ye me-li
TLTL
sa loob ng barko
sa loob ng bar-ko
TRTürkçe
gemi içinde
ge-mi in-de
UKУкраїнська
на борту
na bor-tu
URاردو
جहाز میں
ja-haaz mein
VITiếng Việt
trên tàu
tren tau