linda

See also: Linda, lindá, and lindä

Cebuano

Noun

linda

(derogatory) Alternative letter-case form of Linda

Anagrams

Nilda

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)

(poetic) pretty[1]
Synonym: beleta
(slang) cute
Synonym: ĉarmeta

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

Adjective

linda f sg

feminine singular of lindo

Anagrams

Landi, Naldi

Portuguese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlĩ.dɐ/

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)

Verb

linda

inflection of lindar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

References

“linda” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Adjective

linda

feminine singular of lindo

Verb

linda

inflection of lindar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀nda.

Pronunciation

Audio (Kenya) (file)

Verb

-linda (infinitive kulinda)

to protect

Conjugation

Conjugation of -linda

Positive present	-nalinda
Subjunctive	-linde
Negative	-lindi
Imperative singular	linda

Infinitives

Positive	kulinda
Negative	kutolinda

Imperatives

Singular	linda
Plural	lindeni

Tensed forms

Habitual	hulinda
Positive past	positive subject concord + -lilinda
Negative past	negative subject concord + -kulinda

Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalinda)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		ninalinda/nalinda	tunalinda
2nd person		unalinda	mnalinda
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	analinda	wanalinda
3rd person	other classes	positive subject concord + -nalinda

Negative present (negative subject concord + -lindi)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		silindi	hatulindi
2nd person		hulindi	hamlindi
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	halindi	hawalindi
3rd person	other classes	negative subject concord + -lindi

Positive future	positive subject concord + -talinda
Negative future	negative subject concord + -talinda

Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -linde)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		nilinde	tulinde
2nd person		ulinde	mlinde
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	alinde	walinde
3rd person	other classes	positive subject concord + -linde

Negative subjunctive	positive subject concord + -silinde
Positive present conditional	positive subject concord + -ngelinda
Negative present conditional	positive subject concord + -singelinda
Positive past conditional	positive subject concord + -ngalilinda
Negative past conditional	positive subject concord + -singalilinda

Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alinda)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		nalinda	twalinda
2nd person		walinda	mwalinda
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	alinda	walinda
	m-mi_(III/IV)	walinda	yalinda
	ji-ma_(V/VI)	lalinda	yalinda
	ki-vi_(VII/VIII)	chalinda	vyalinda
	n_(IX/X)	yalinda	zalinda
	u_(XI)	walinda	see n_(X)* or ma_(VI) class*
	ku_(XV/XVII)	kwalinda
	pa_(XVI)	palinda
	mu_(XVIII)	mwalinda

Perfect	positive subject concord + -melinda
"Already"	positive subject concord + -meshalinda
"Not yet"	negative subject concord + -jalinda
"If/When"	positive subject concord + -kilinda
"If not"	positive subject concord + -sipolinda
Consecutive	kalinda / positive subject concord + -kalinda
Consecutive subjunctive	positive subject concord + -kalinde

Object concord (indicative positive)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		-nilinda	-tulinda
2nd person		-kulinda	-walinda/-kulindeni/-walindeni
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	-mlinda	-walinda
	m-mi_(III/IV)	-ulinda	-ilinda
	ji-ma_(V/VI)	-lilinda	-yalinda
	ki-vi_(VII/VIII)	-kilinda	-vilinda
	n_(IX/X)	-ilinda	-zilinda
	u_(XI)	-ulinda	see n_(X)* or ma_(VI) class*
	ku_(XV/XVII)	-kulinda
	pa_(XVI)	-palinda
	mu_(XVIII)	-mulinda
Reflexive		-jilinda

Relative forms

General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -linda- + relative marker)
	Singular	Plural
m-wa_(I/II)	-lindaye	-lindao
m-mi_(III/IV)	-lindao	-lindayo
ji-ma_(V/VI)	-lindalo	-lindayo
ki-vi_(VII/VIII)	-lindacho	-lindavyo
n_(IX/X)	-lindayo	-lindazo
u_(XI)	-lindao	see n_(X)* or ma_(VI) class*
ku_(XV/XVII)	-lindako
pa_(XVI)	-lindapo
mu_(XVIII)	-lindamo

Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -linda)
	Singular	Plural
m-wa_(I/II)	-yelinda	-olinda
m-mi_(III/IV)	-olinda	-yolinda
ji-ma_(V/VI)	-lolinda	-yolinda
ki-vi_(VII/VIII)	-cholinda	-vyolinda
n_(IX/X)	-yolinda	-zolinda
u_(XI)	-olinda	see n_(X)* or ma_(VI) class*
ku_(XV/XVII)	-kolinda
pa_(XVI)	-polinda
mu_(XVIII)	-molinda

Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

Verbal derivations:
- Applicative: -lindia
- Causative: -lindisha
- Passive: -lindwa
- Reciprocal: -lindana
- Stative: -lindika

Nominal derivations:
- mlinzi
- ulinzi

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

Conjugation of linda (weak)

	Active		Passive
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
	Participles
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

Declension of linda
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	linda	lindan	lindor	lindorna
Genitive	lindas	lindans	lindors	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

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

Tone L
Infinitive	ukulinda
	Positive	Negative
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)”

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[PIV-1] 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'!”