benda

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse benda, from Proto-Germanic *bandijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-.

Verb

benda (third person singular past indicative bendi, third person plural past indicative bendu, supine bent)

  1. (grammar) to inflect

Conjugation

Conjugation of benda (group v-5)
infinitive benda
supine bent
participle (a7)1 bendandi bendur
present past
first singular bendi bendi
second singular bendir bendi
third singular bendir bendi
plural benda bendu
imperative
singular bend!
plural bendið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse benda, from Proto-Germanic *bandijaną (“to bend”). Cognate with English bend.

Verb

benda (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative benti, supine bent)

  1. (transitive) To bend.
  2. (transitive) To tie; join.
  3. (transitive) To strive; contest.
  4. (transitive, figurative) To give away.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse benda, from Proto-Germanic *bandwijaną.

Verb

benda (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative benti, supine bent)

  1. to point, to show
Conjugation
benda — active voice (germynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að benda
supine
(sagnbót) 		bent
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		bendandi
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég bendi við bendum present
(nútíð) 		ég bendi við bendum
þú bendir þið bendið þú bendir þið bendið
hann, hún, það bendir þeir, þær, þau benda hann, hún, það bendi þeir, þær, þau bendi
past
(þátíð) 		ég benti við bentum past
(þátíð) 		ég benti við bentum
þú bentir þið bentuð þú bentir þið bentuð
hann, hún, það benti þeir, þær, þau bentu hann, hún, það benti þeir, þær, þau bentu
imperative
(boðháttur) 		bend (þú) bendið (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
bentu bendiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
bentur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		bentur bent bent bentir bentar bent
accusative
(þolfall) 		bentan benta bent benta bentar bent
dative
(þágufall) 		bentum bentri bentu bentum bentum bentum
genitive
(eignarfall) 		bents bentrar bents bentra bentra bentra
weak declension
(veik beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		benti benta benta bentu bentu bentu
accusative
(þolfall) 		benta bentu benta bentu bentu bentu
dative
(þágufall) 		benta bentu benta bentu bentu bentu
genitive
(eignarfall) 		benta bentu benta bentu bentu bentu
Synonyms
Derived terms
Derived terms

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay benda (“a valuable thing”), from Sanskrit भाण्ड (bhāṇḍa, “good”). Doublet of banda. Cognate of Javanese ꦧꦤ꧀ꦝ (bandha).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bən.da/
  • Hyphenation: bên‧da
  • Rhymes: -da, -a

Noun

bênda (first-person possessive bendaku, second-person possessive bendamu, third-person possessive bendanya)

  1. object, good, etc.
  2. thing
  3. valuable

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

Isthmus Zapotec

Etymology 1

From Proto-Zapotec *kw-ella, from Proto-Zapotecan *kw-ella.

Noun

benda

  1. fish

Etymology 2

From Proto-Zapotec *kw-ella.

Noun

benda

  1. sister (of a female)

References

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛn.da/, /ˈben.da/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnda, -enda
  • Hyphenation: bèn‧da, bén‧da

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *binda (“band, bind”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-.

Noun

benda f (plural bende)

  1. bandage
  2. blindfold

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

benda

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

References

  1. ^ benda in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  2. ^ benda in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Kituba

Verb

benda

  1. to pull

Lingala

Verb

benda

  1. to pull

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit भाण्ड (bhāṇḍa, “good”).

Pronunciation

Noun

benda (Jawi spelling بندا, plural benda-benda, informal 1st possessive bendaku, 2nd possessive bendamu, 3rd possessive bendanya)

  1. object, good, etc.
  2. thing
  3. valuable

Derived terms

Further reading

Old Norse

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *bandijaną.

Verb

benda

  1. bend
    Synonym: beygja
  2. beckon
Conjugation
Conjugation of benda — active (weak class 1)
infinitive benda
present participle bendandi
past participle bendr
indicative present past
1st-person singular bendi benda
2nd-person singular bendir bendir
3rd-person singular bendir bendi
1st-person plural bendum bendum
2nd-person plural bendið benduð
3rd-person plural benda bendu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular benda benda
2nd-person singular bendir bendir
3rd-person singular bendi bendi
1st-person plural bendim bendim
2nd-person plural bendið bendið
3rd-person plural bendi bendi
imperative present
2nd-person singular bend, bendi
1st-person plural bendum
2nd-person plural bendið
Conjugation of benda — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive bendask
present participle bendandisk
past participle benzk
indicative present past
1st-person singular bendumk bendumk
2nd-person singular bendisk bendisk
3rd-person singular bendisk bendisk
1st-person plural bendumsk bendumsk
2nd-person plural bendizk benduzk
3rd-person plural bendask bendusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular bendumk bendumk
2nd-person singular bendisk bendisk
3rd-person singular bendisk bendisk
1st-person plural bendimsk bendimsk
2nd-person plural bendizk bendizk
3rd-person plural bendisk bendisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular benzk, bendisk
1st-person plural bendumsk
2nd-person plural bendizk
Descendants
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: benda

Etymology 2

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Noun

benda f (genitive bendu)

  1. band, tie
Declension
  Declension of benda (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative benda bendan bendur bendurnar
accusative bendu benduna bendur bendurnar
dative bendu bendunni bendum bendunum
genitive bendu bendunnar bendna bendnanna

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

benda

  1. indefinite genitive plural of bendi

Participle

benda

  1. inflection of bendr:
    1. strong feminine nominative singular
    2. strong feminine nominative/accusative plural

References

  • “benda1”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “benda2”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “benda3”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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