bendir

English

Etymology

From Moroccan Arabic بندير (bandīr).

Noun

bendir (plural bendirs)

  1. A type of frame drum used in Morocco and other parts of North Africa.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic بندير (bandīr).

Noun

bendir m (plural bendirs)

  1. bendir

Further reading

Icelandic

Etymology

From benda (to point).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛntɪr/

Noun

bendir m (genitive singular bendis, nominative plural bendar)

  1. (programming) pointer, reference (a variable which holds the address of a memory location where a value can be stored)
  2. (computing) pointer, cursor (an icon that indicates the position of the mouse)

Declension

Declension of bendir (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bendir bendirinn bendar bendarnir
accusative bendi bendinn benda bendana
dative bendi bendinum bendum bendunum
genitive bendis bendisins benda bendanna

Derived terms

References

  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “bendir”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • bendir”, in Íðorðabanki [Terminology Bank] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, 2002–2024

Old Norse

Participle

bendir

  1. strong masculine nominative plural of bendr

Verb

bendir

  1. inflection of benda:
    1. second/third-person singular present indicative active
    2. second-person singular past indicative active
    3. second-person singular present subjunctive active
    4. second-person singular past subjunctive active