anza

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See also: Anza, -anza, anẓā, and 𐌰𐌽𐌶𐌰

Cimbrian

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Latin anguis? Old High German unc?”

Noun

anza f (plural anzen)

  1. (Sette Comuni) small snake
    De snaidaren is khènt gahékhet bónnara anzen.
    The seamstress was bitten by a small snake.

Declension

Declension of anza – 6th declension
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative an de anza de anzen
accusative an de anza de anzen
dative anara dar anzen in anzen

References

  • “anza” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Gothic

Romanization

anza

  1. Romanization of 𐌰𐌽𐌶𐌰

Icelandic

Etymology

From anz (“answer”) and -a (“turns nouns into verbs”).. Literally meaning "to answer".

Verb

anza

  1. Obsolete spelling of ansa

Old Norse

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Verb

anza

  1. (transitive, with dative) to heed, to take notice of
  2. (with til + genitive) to answer, to reply to

Conjugation

Conjugation of anza — active (weak class 2)
infinitive anza
present participle anzandi
past participle anzaðr
indicative present past
1st-person singular anza anzaða
2nd-person singular anzar anzaðir
3rd-person singular anzar anzaði
1st-person plural ǫnzum ǫnzuðum
2nd-person plural anzið ǫnzuðuð
3rd-person plural anza ǫnzuðu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular anza anzaða
2nd-person singular anzir anzaðir
3rd-person singular anzi anzaði
1st-person plural anzim anzaðim
2nd-person plural anzið anzaðið
3rd-person plural anzi anzaði
imperative present
2nd-person singular anza
1st-person plural ǫnzum
2nd-person plural anzið
Conjugation of anza — mediopassive (weak class 2)
infinitive anzask
present participle anzandisk
past participle anzazk
indicative present past
1st-person singular ǫnzumk ǫnzuðumk
2nd-person singular anzask anzaðisk
3rd-person singular anzask anzaðisk
1st-person plural ǫnzumsk ǫnzuðumsk
2nd-person plural anzizk ǫnzuðuzk
3rd-person plural anzask ǫnzuðusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular ǫnzumk ǫnzuðumk
2nd-person singular anzisk anzaðisk
3rd-person singular anzisk anzaðisk
1st-person plural anzimsk anzaðimsk
2nd-person plural anzizk anzaðizk
3rd-person plural anzisk anzaðisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular anzask
1st-person plural ǫnzumsk
2nd-person plural anzizk

Descendants

  • Icelandic: ansa

References

Swahili

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Verb

-anza (infinitive kwanza)

  1. to begin

Usage notes

The phrasing -a kwanza usually means "first", literally "of the beginning".

Conjugation

Conjugation of -anza
Positive present -nakwanza
Subjunctive -anze
Negative -anzi
Imperative singular kuanza
Infinitives
Positive kwanza
kuanza
Negative kutokuanza
Imperatives
Singular kuanza
Plural kuanzeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huanza
Positive past positive subject concord + -likwanza
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuanza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakwanza)
Singular Plural
1st person ninakwanza/nakwanza tunakwanza
2nd person unakwanza mnakwanza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakwanza wanakwanza
other classes positive subject concord + -nakwanza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -anzi)
Singular Plural
1st person sianzi hatuanzi
2nd person huanzi hamwanzi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haanzi hawaanzi
other classes negative subject concord + -anzi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takwanza
Negative future negative subject concord + -takwanza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -anze)
Singular Plural
1st person nianze tuanze
2nd person uanze mwanze
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aanze waanze
other classes positive subject concord + -anze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sianze
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekwanza
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekwanza
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikwanza
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikwanza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aanza)
Singular Plural
1st person naanza twaanza
2nd person waanza mwaanza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aanza waanza
m-mi(III/IV) waanza yaanza
ji-ma(V/VI) laanza yaanza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaanza vyaanza
n(IX/X) yaanza zaanza
u(XI) waanza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaanza
pa(XVI) paanza
mu(XVIII) mwaanza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekwanza
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshakwanza
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaanza
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kianza
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipokwanza
Consecutive kaanza / positive subject concord + -kaanza
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaanze
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nianza -tuanza
2nd person -kuanza -waanza/-kuanzeni/-waanzeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwanza -waanza
m-mi(III/IV) -uanza -ianza
ji-ma(V/VI) -lianza -yaanza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kianza -vianza
n(IX/X) -ianza -zianza
u(XI) -uanza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuanza
pa(XVI) -paanza
mu(XVIII) -muanza
Reflexive -jianza
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -anza- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -anzaye -anzao
m-mi(III/IV) -anzao -anzayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -anzalo -anzayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -anzacho -anzavyo
n(IX/X) -anzayo -anzazo
u(XI) -anzao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -anzako
pa(XVI) -anzapo
mu(XVIII) -anzamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kwanza)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yekwanza -okwanza
m-mi(III/IV) -okwanza -yokwanza
ji-ma(V/VI) -lokwanza -yokwanza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokwanza -vyokwanza
n(IX/X) -yokwanza -zokwanza
u(XI) -okwanza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kokwanza
pa(XVI) -pokwanza
mu(XVIII) -mokwanza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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