linda
Cebuano
Noun
linda
- (derogatory) alternative letter-case form of Linda
Anagrams
Esperanto
Etymology
From Portuguese lindo (“pretty”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlinda/
- Rhymes: -inda
- Hyphenation: lin‧da
Adjective
linda (accusative singular lindan, plural lindaj, accusative plural lindajn)
References
- ^ Sennacieca Asocio Tutmonda (1970) Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto (in Esperanto), 3 edition, Paris, published 1987, →ISBN, page 640: “Pike agrabla por rigardi, plaĉaspekta: amindumi ~ulinojn, kia rava kalvari'!”
Fanagalo
Etymology
From Zulu -linda, from Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀nda.
Verb
linda
- to wait
Icelandic
Noun
linda
- indefinite genitive plural of lind
Noun
linda
- indefinite accusative singular of lindi
- indefinite dative singular of lindi
- indefinite genitive singular of lindi
- indefinite accusative plural of lindi
- indefinite genitive plural of lindi
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlin.da/
- Rhymes: -inda
- Hyphenation: lìn‧da
Adjective
linda f sg
- feminine singular of lindo
Anagrams
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlin.dɑ/
Noun
linda
- nominative/accusative/genitive plural of lind
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlĩ.dɐ/
Etymology 1
Adjective
linda
- feminine singular of lindo
Noun
linda f (plural lindas)
Etymology 2
Deverbal from lindar.
Noun
linda f (plural lindas)
Etymology 3
Verb
linda
- inflection of lindar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
References
- “linda”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
Spanish
Etymology 1
Adjective
linda
- feminine singular of lindo
Etymology 2
Verb
linda
- inflection of lindar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Swahili
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀nda.
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Verb
-linda (infinitive kulinda)
Conjugation
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Derived terms
- Verbal derivations:
- Applicative: -lindia
- Causative: -lindisha
- Passive: -lindwa
- Reciprocal: -lindana
- Stative: -lindika
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish linde, from Old Norse lindi (“belt; girdle; strap”), likely related to Proto-Germanic *linþaz.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Verb
linda (present lindar, preterite lindade, supine lindat, imperative linda)
- to wind; to turn coils around something
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
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| infinitive | linda | lindas | ||
| supine | lindat | lindats | ||
| imperative | linda | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | linden | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | lindar | lindade | lindas | lindades |
| ind. plural1 | linda | lindade | lindas | lindades |
| subjunctive2 | linde | lindade | lindes | lindades |
| present participle | lindande | |||
| past participle | lindad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Noun
linda c
- broad white cloth (particularly ones used for swaddling)
- (figurative) an early stage
- kväva något i sin linda
- stop something at an early stage
- (literally, “suffocate something in its swaddle”)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
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| singular | indefinite | linda | lindas |
| definite | lindan | lindans | |
| plural | indefinite | lindor | lindors |
| definite | lindorna | lindornas |
References
- linda in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- linda in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- linda in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- linda in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- linde in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L
Anagrams
Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀nda.
Verb
-linda
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀nda.
Verb
-linda
Inflection
| positive | negative | |||||
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| infinitive | ukulinda | ukungalindi | ||||
| imperative | ||||||
| simple | + object concord | |||||
| singular | linda | -linde | ||||
| plural | lindani | -lindeni | ||||
| present | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngiyalinda, ngilinda | engilindayo, engilinda | ngilinda | angilindi | engingalindi | ngingalindi |
| 2nd singular | uyalinda, ulinda | olindayo, olinda | ulinda | awulindi | ongalindi | ungalindi |
| 1st plural | siyalinda, silinda | esilindayo, esilinda | silinda | asilindi | esingalindi | singalindi |
| 2nd plural | niyalinda, nilinda | enilindayo, enilinda | nilinda | anilindi | eningalindi | ningalindi |
| class 1 | uyalinda, ulinda | olindayo, olinda | elinda | akalindi | ongalindi | engalindi |
| class 2 | bayalinda, balinda | abalindayo, abalinda | belinda | abalindi | abangalindi | bengalindi |
| class 3 | uyalinda, ulinda | olindayo, olinda | ulinda | awulindi | ongalindi | ungalindi |
| class 4 | iyalinda, ilinda | elindayo, elinda | ilinda | ayilindi | engalindi | ingalindi |
| class 5 | liyalinda, lilinda | elilindayo, elilinda | lilinda | alilindi | elingalindi | lingalindi |
| class 6 | ayalinda, alinda | alindayo, alinda | elinda | awalindi | angalindi | engalindi |
| class 7 | siyalinda, silinda | esilindayo, esilinda | silinda | asilindi | esingalindi | singalindi |
| class 8 | ziyalinda, zilinda | ezilindayo, ezilinda | zilinda | azilindi | ezingalindi | zingalindi |
| class 9 | iyalinda, ilinda | elindayo, elinda | ilinda | ayilindi | engalindi | ingalindi |
| class 10 | ziyalinda, zilinda | ezilindayo, ezilinda | zilinda | azilindi | ezingalindi | zingalindi |
| class 11 | luyalinda, lulinda | olulindayo, olulinda | lulinda | alulindi | olungalindi | lungalindi |
| class 14 | buyalinda, bulinda | obulindayo, obulinda | bulinda | abulindi | obungalindi | bungalindi |
| class 15 | kuyalinda, kulinda | okulindayo, okulinda | kulinda | akulindi | okungalindi | kungalindi |
| class 17 | kuyalinda, kulinda | okulindayo, okulinda | kulinda | akulindi | okungalindi | kungalindi |
| recent past | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngilindile, ngilindē | engilindile, engilindē | ngilindile, ngilindē | angilindanga | engingalindanga | ngingalindanga |
| 2nd singular | ulindile, ulindē | olindile, olindē | ulindile, ulindē | awulindanga | ongalindanga | ungalindanga |
| 1st plural | silindile, silindē | esilindile, esilindē | silindile, silindē | asilindanga | esingalindanga | singalindanga |
| 2nd plural | nilindile, nilindē | enilindile, enilindē | nilindile, nilindē | anilindanga | eningalindanga | ningalindanga |
| class 1 | ulindile, ulindē | olindile, olindē | elindile, elindē | akalindanga | ongalindanga | engalindanga |
| class 2 | balindile, balindē | abalindile, abalindē | belindile, belindē | abalindanga | abangalindanga | bengalindanga |
| class 3 | ulindile, ulindē | olindile, olindē | ulindile, ulindē | awulindanga | ongalindanga | ungalindanga |
| class 4 | ilindile, ilindē | elindile, elindē | ilindile, ilindē | ayilindanga | engalindanga | ingalindanga |
| class 5 | lilindile, lilindē | elilindile, elilindē | lilindile, lilindē | alilindanga | elingalindanga | lingalindanga |
| class 6 | alindile, alindē | alindile, alindē | elindile, elindē | awalindanga | angalindanga | engalindanga |
| class 7 | silindile, silindē | esilindile, esilindē | silindile, silindē | asilindanga | esingalindanga | singalindanga |
| class 8 | zilindile, zilindē | ezilindile, ezilindē | zilindile, zilindē | azilindanga | ezingalindanga | zingalindanga |
| class 9 | ilindile, ilindē | elindile, elindē | ilindile, ilindē | ayilindanga | engalindanga | ingalindanga |
| class 10 | zilindile, zilindē | ezilindile, ezilindē | zilindile, zilindē | azilindanga | ezingalindanga | zingalindanga |
| class 11 | lulindile, lulindē | olulindile, olulindē | lulindile, lulindē | alulindanga | olungalindanga | lungalindanga |
| class 14 | bulindile, bulindē | obulindile, obulindē | bulindile, bulindē | abulindanga | obungalindanga | bungalindanga |
| class 15 | kulindile, kulindē | okulindile, okulindē | kulindile, kulindē | akulindanga | okungalindanga | kungalindanga |
| class 17 | kulindile, kulindē | okulindile, okulindē | kulindile, kulindē | akulindanga | okungalindanga | kungalindanga |
| remote past | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngālinda | engālinda | ngālinda | angilindanga | engingalindanga | ngingalindanga |
| 2nd singular | wālinda | owālinda | wālinda | awulindanga | ongalindanga | ungalindanga |
| 1st plural | sālinda | esālinda | sālinda | asilindanga | esingalindanga | singalindanga |
| 2nd plural | nālinda | enālinda | nālinda | anilindanga | eningalindanga | ningalindanga |
| class 1 | wālinda | owālinda | ālinda | akalindanga | ongalindanga | engalindanga |
| class 2 | bālinda | abālinda | bālinda | abalindanga | abangalindanga | bengalindanga |
| class 3 | wālinda | owālinda | wālinda | awulindanga | ongalindanga | ungalindanga |
| class 4 | yālinda | eyālinda | yālinda | ayilindanga | engalindanga | ingalindanga |
| class 5 | lālinda | elālinda | lālinda | alilindanga | elingalindanga | lingalindanga |
| class 6 | ālinda | ālinda | ālinda | awalindanga | angalindanga | engalindanga |
| class 7 | sālinda | esālinda | sālinda | asilindanga | esingalindanga | singalindanga |
| class 8 | zālinda | ezālinda | zālinda | azilindanga | ezingalindanga | zingalindanga |
| class 9 | yālinda | eyālinda | yālinda | ayilindanga | engalindanga | ingalindanga |
| class 10 | zālinda | ezālinda | zālinda | azilindanga | ezingalindanga | zingalindanga |
| class 11 | lwālinda | olwālinda | lwālinda | alulindanga | olungalindanga | lungalindanga |
| class 14 | bālinda | obālinda | bālinda | abulindanga | obungalindanga | bungalindanga |
| class 15 | kwālinda | okwālinda | kwālinda | akulindanga | okungalindanga | kungalindanga |
| class 17 | kwālinda | okwālinda | kwālinda | akulindanga | okungalindanga | kungalindanga |
| potential | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngingalinda | — | ngingalinda | ngingelinde | — | ngingelinde |
| 2nd singular | ungalinda | — | ungalinda | ungelinde | — | ungelinde |
| 1st plural | singalinda | — | singalinda | singelinde | — | singelinde |
| 2nd plural | ningalinda | — | ningalinda | ningelinde | — | ningelinde |
| class 1 | angalinda | — | engalinda | angelinde | — | engelinde |
| class 2 | bangalinda | — | bengalinda | bangelinde | — | bengelinde |
| class 3 | ungalinda | — | ungalinda | ungelinde | — | ungelinde |
| class 4 | ingalinda | — | ingalinda | ingelinde | — | ingelinde |
| class 5 | lingalinda | — | lingalinda | lingelinde | — | lingelinde |
| class 6 | angalinda | — | engalinda | angelinde | — | engelinde |
| class 7 | singalinda | — | singalinda | singelinde | — | singelinde |
| class 8 | zingalinda | — | zingalinda | zingelinde | — | zingelinde |
| class 9 | ingalinda | — | ingalinda | ingelinde | — | ingelinde |
| class 10 | zingalinda | — | zingalinda | zingelinde | — | zingelinde |
| class 11 | lungalinda | — | lungalinda | lungelinde | — | lungelinde |
| class 14 | bungalinda | — | bungalinda | bungelinde | — | bungelinde |
| class 15 | kungalinda | — | kungalinda | kungelinde | — | kungelinde |
| class 17 | kungalinda | — | kungalinda | kungelinde | — | kungelinde |
| immediate future | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngizolinda | engizolinda | ngizolinda | angizulinda | engingezulinda | ngingezulinda |
| 2nd singular | uzolinda | ozolinda | uzolinda | awuzulinda | ongezulinda | ungezulinda |
| 1st plural | sizolinda | esizolinda | sizolinda | asizulinda | esingezulinda | singezulinda |
| 2nd plural | nizolinda | enizolinda | nizolinda | anizulinda | eningezulinda | ningezulinda |
| class 1 | uzolinda | ozolinda | ezolinda | akazulinda | ongezulinda | engezulinda |
| class 2 | bazolinda | abazolinda | bezolinda | abazulinda | abangezulinda | bengezulinda |
| class 3 | uzolinda | ozolinda | uzolinda | awuzulinda | ongezulinda | ungezulinda |
| class 4 | izolinda | ezolinda | izolinda | ayizulinda | engezulinda | ingezulinda |
| class 5 | lizolinda | elizolinda | lizolinda | alizulinda | elingezulinda | lingezulinda |
| class 6 | azolinda | azolinda | ezolinda | awazulinda | angezulinda | engezulinda |
| class 7 | sizolinda | esizolinda | sizolinda | asizulinda | esingezulinda | singezulinda |
| class 8 | zizolinda | ezizolinda | zizolinda | azizulinda | ezingezulinda | zingezulinda |
| class 9 | izolinda | ezolinda | izolinda | ayizulinda | engezulinda | ingezulinda |
| class 10 | zizolinda | ezizolinda | zizolinda | azizulinda | ezingezulinda | zingezulinda |
| class 11 | luzolinda | oluzolinda | luzolinda | aluzulinda | olungezulinda | lungezulinda |
| class 14 | buzolinda | obuzolinda | buzolinda | abuzulinda | obungezulinda | bungezulinda |
| class 15 | kuzolinda | okuzolinda | kuzolinda | akuzulinda | okungezulinda | kungezulinda |
| class 17 | kuzolinda | okuzolinda | kuzolinda | akuzulinda | okungezulinda | kungezulinda |
| remote future | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngiyolinda | engiyolinda | ngiyolinda | angiyulinda | engingeyulinda | ngingeyulinda |
| 2nd singular | uyolinda | oyolinda | uyolinda | awuyulinda | ongeyulinda | ungeyulinda |
| 1st plural | siyolinda | esiyolinda | siyolinda | asiyulinda | esingeyulinda | singeyulinda |
| 2nd plural | niyolinda | eniyolinda | niyolinda | aniyulinda | eningeyulinda | ningeyulinda |
| class 1 | uyolinda | oyolinda | eyolinda | akayulinda | ongeyulinda | engeyulinda |
| class 2 | bayolinda | abayolinda | beyolinda | abayulinda | abangeyulinda | bengeyulinda |
| class 3 | uyolinda | oyolinda | uyolinda | awuyulinda | ongeyulinda | ungeyulinda |
| class 4 | iyolinda | eyolinda | iyolinda | ayiyulinda | engeyulinda | ingeyulinda |
| class 5 | liyolinda | eliyolinda | liyolinda | aliyulinda | elingeyulinda | lingeyulinda |
| class 6 | ayolinda | ayolinda | eyolinda | awayulinda | angeyulinda | engeyulinda |
| class 7 | siyolinda | esiyolinda | siyolinda | asiyulinda | esingeyulinda | singeyulinda |
| class 8 | ziyolinda | eziyolinda | ziyolinda | aziyulinda | ezingeyulinda | zingeyulinda |
| class 9 | iyolinda | eyolinda | iyolinda | ayiyulinda | engeyulinda | ingeyulinda |
| class 10 | ziyolinda | eziyolinda | ziyolinda | aziyulinda | ezingeyulinda | zingeyulinda |
| class 11 | luyolinda | oluyolinda | luyolinda | aluyulinda | olungeyulinda | lungeyulinda |
| class 14 | buyolinda | obuyolinda | buyolinda | abuyulinda | obungeyulinda | bungeyulinda |
| class 15 | kuyolinda | okuyolinda | kuyolinda | akuyulinda | okungeyulinda | kungeyulinda |
| class 17 | kuyolinda | okuyolinda | kuyolinda | akuyulinda | okungeyulinda | kungeyulinda |
| present subjunctive | ||||||
| positive | negative | |||||
| 1st singular | ngilinde | ngingalindi | ||||
| 2nd singular | ulinde | ungalindi | ||||
| 1st plural | silinde | singalindi | ||||
| 2nd plural | nilinde | ningalindi | ||||
| class 1 | alinde | angalindi | ||||
| class 2 | balinde | bangalindi | ||||
| class 3 | ulinde | ungalindi | ||||
| class 4 | ilinde | ingalindi | ||||
| class 5 | lilinde | lingalindi | ||||
| class 6 | alinde | angalindi | ||||
| class 7 | silinde | singalindi | ||||
| class 8 | zilinde | zingalindi | ||||
| class 9 | ilinde | ingalindi | ||||
| class 10 | zilinde | zingalindi | ||||
| class 11 | lulinde | lungalindi | ||||
| class 14 | bulinde | bungalindi | ||||
| class 15 | kulinde | kungalindi | ||||
| class 17 | kulinde | kungalindi | ||||
| past subjunctive | ||||||
| positive | negative | |||||
| 1st singular | ngalinda | ngangalinda, angalinda, angangalinda | ||||
| 2nd singular | walinda | wangalinda, awalinda, awangalinda | ||||
| 1st plural | salinda | sangalinda, asalinda, asangalinda | ||||
| 2nd plural | nalinda | nangalinda, analinda, anangalinda | ||||
| class 1 | walinda | wangalinda, akalinda, akangalinda | ||||
| class 2 | balinda | bangalinda, abalinda, abangalinda | ||||
| class 3 | walinda | wangalinda, awalinda, awangalinda | ||||
| class 4 | yalinda | yangalinda, ayalinda, ayangalinda | ||||
| class 5 | lalinda | langalinda, alalinda, alangalinda | ||||
| class 6 | alinda | angalinda, awalinda, awangalinda | ||||
| class 7 | salinda | sangalinda, asalinda, asangalinda | ||||
| class 8 | zalinda | zangalinda, azalinda, azangalinda | ||||
| class 9 | yalinda | yangalinda, ayalinda, ayangalinda | ||||
| class 10 | zalinda | zangalinda, azalinda, azangalinda | ||||
| class 11 | lwalinda | lwangalinda, alwalinda, alwangalinda | ||||
| class 14 | balinda | bangalinda, abalinda, abangalinda | ||||
| class 15 | kwalinda | kwangalinda, akwalinda, akwangalinda | ||||
| class 17 | kwalinda | kwangalinda, akwalinda, akwangalinda | ||||
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “linda”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “linda (6.3)”