linda
التعريفات والمعاني
== Cebuano ==
=== Noun ===
linda
(derogatory) alternative letter-case form of Linda
=== Anagrams ===
Nilda
== Esperanto ==
=== Etymology ===
From Portuguese lindo (“pretty”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈlinda/
Rhymes: -inda
Syllabification: lin‧da
=== Adjective ===
linda (accusative singular lindan, plural lindaj, accusative plural lindajn)
(poetic) pretty
Synonym: beleta
(slang) cute
Synonym: ĉarmeta
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
“linda”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
“linda”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026
== 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 ===
Landi, Naldi
== Old English ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈlin.dɑ/
=== Noun ===
linda
nominative/accusative/genitive plural of lind
== Portuguese ==
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Etymology 1 ===
==== Adjective ====
linda
feminine singular of lindo
==== Noun ====
linda f (plural lindas)
female equivalent of lindo
(Brazil) cachaça
=== Etymology 2 ===
Deverbal from lindar.
==== Noun ====
linda f (plural lindas)
dividing line
limitation
=== Etymology 3 ===
==== Verb ====
linda
inflection of lindar:
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
=== References ===
“linda”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“linda”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
=== Further reading ===
“linda”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== 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 ===
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀nda.
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Verb ===
-linda (infinitive kulinda)
to protect, to defend, guard
to preserve, to conserve, to protect
==== Conjugation ====
==== Derived terms ====
Verbal derivations:
Applicative: -lindia
Causative: -lindisha
Passive: -lindwa
Reciprocal: -lindana
Stative: -lindika
Nominal derivations:
mlinda
mlindaji
mlinzi
ulindaji
ulinzi
== Swedish ==
=== Etymology ===
Oblique form of linde, from Old Swedish linde, lindi, from Old Norse lindi (“belt; girdle; sash; wrap”), likely related to Proto-Germanic *linþaz.
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Noun ===
linda c
broad white cloth (particularly ones used for swaddling)
(figurative) an early stage
==== Declension ====
==== Variants ====
(archaic) linde
(dialectal) lindel (compare bindel)
=== Verb ===
linda (present lindar, preterite lindade, supine lindat, imperative linda)
to wind; to turn coils around something
==== Conjugation ====
=== References ===
“linda”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
“linda”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
“linda”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
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 ===
i-land
== Xhosa ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀nda.
=== Verb ===
-linda
(intransitive) to wait
(transitive) to wait for, await
==== Inflection ====
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
== Zulu ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀nda.
=== Verb ===
-linda
(intransitive) to wait
(transitive) to wait for, await
(transitive) to guard, watch over
==== Inflection ====
=== References ===
C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “linda”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “linda (6.3)”