halda

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See also: Halda and hałda

Czech

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Halde.

Pronunciation

Noun

halda f

  1. slag heap
    Synonyms: výsypka, odval
  2. (programming) heap (data structure made of trees)
  3. (programming) heap (large pool of unused memory)

Declension

Declension of halda (hard feminine)
singular plural
nominative halda haldy
genitive haldy hald
dative haldě haldám
accusative haldu haldy
vocative haldo haldy
locative haldě haldách
instrumental haldou haldami

Further reading

  • halda in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • halda in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • halda in Internetová jazyková příručka

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse halda, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną.

Verb

halda (third person singular past indicative helt, third person plural past indicative hildu, supine hildið)

  1. to hold
  2. to think, to say
    eg haldi, at...
    I think, that...

Conjugation

Conjugation of halda (group v-61)
infinitive halda
supine hildið
participle (a26)1 haldandi hildin
present past
first singular haldi helt
second singular heldur helt(st)
third singular heldur helt
plural halda hildu
imperative
singular halt!
plural haldið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse halda, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

halda (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative hélt, third-person plural past indicative héldu, supine haldið)

  1. to hold (+ dative)
    Hún hélt barninu þétt að sér.
    She held the baby close.
  2. to think (have an opinion)
    Já, ég held það.
    Yes, I think so.
    Nei, ég held ekki.
    No, I don't think so.
    Heldurðu að útvarpið sé bilað?
    Do you think the radio's broken?

Derived terms

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse halda, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną. Akin to English hold.

Pronunciation

Verb

halda (present tense held, past tense heldt, supine halde, past participle halden, present participle haldande, imperative hald or haldt)

  1. to hold
    Kva held du på?
    What are you holding?

halda fram

  1. to continue

halda seg

  1. to endure, keep
    Kor lenge held denne mjølka seg?
    How long will this milk keep?
    Eg må på do. Eg klarer ikkje å halda meg lenger.
    I need the toilet. I can not keep it in any longer.

halda til

  1. to stay somewhere, be somewhere
    Han held til i ei hytte i skogen.
    He is staying in a cabin in the woods.

See also

References

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *haldaną.

Verb

halda (singular past indicative helt, plural past indicative heldu, past participle haldinn)

  1. to hold

Conjugation

Conjugation of halda — active (strong class 7)
infinitive halda
present participle haldandi
past participle haldinn
indicative present past
1st-person singular held helt
2nd-person singular heldr helzt
3rd-person singular heldr helt
1st-person plural hǫldum heldum
2nd-person plural haldið helduð
3rd-person plural halda heldu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular halda helda
2nd-person singular haldir heldir
3rd-person singular haldi heldi
1st-person plural haldim heldim
2nd-person plural haldið heldið
3rd-person plural haldi heldi
imperative present
2nd-person singular halt
1st-person plural hǫldum
2nd-person plural haldið
Conjugation of halda — mediopassive (strong class 7)
infinitive haldask
present participle haldandisk
past participle haldizk
indicative present past
1st-person singular hǫldumk heldumk
2nd-person singular helzk helzk
3rd-person singular helzk helzk
1st-person plural hǫldumsk heldumsk
2nd-person plural haldizk helduzk
3rd-person plural haldask heldusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular hǫldumk heldumk
2nd-person singular haldisk heldisk
3rd-person singular haldisk heldisk
1st-person plural haldimsk heldimsk
2nd-person plural haldizk heldizk
3rd-person plural haldisk heldisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular haldsk
1st-person plural hǫldumsk
2nd-person plural haldizk

Descendants

References

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

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse halda, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną.

Verb

halda

  1. to hold
  2. to keep
  3. to guard, defend

Conjugation

Conjugation of halda (strong)
present past
infinitive halda —
participle haldandi, haldande haldin
active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk halder haldi, halde — hælt hioldi, hiolde
þū halder haldi, halde halt *hælst hioldi, hiolde
han halder haldi, halde — hælt hioldi, hiolde
vīr haldum, haldom haldum, haldom haldum, haldom hioldum, hioldom hioldum, hioldom
īr haldin haldin haldin hioldin hioldin
þēr halda haldin — hioldu, hioldo hioldin
mediopassive voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk halts haldis, haldes — hælts hioldis, hioldes
þū halts haldis, haldes — *hælsts hioldis, hioldes
han halts haldis, haldes — hælts hioldis, hioldes
vīr haldums, -oms haldums, haldoms — hioldums, hioldoms hioldums, hioldoms
īr haldins haldins — hioldins hioldins
þēr haldas haldins — hioldus, hioldos hioldins

Descendants

Spanish

Etymology

Doublet of falda, which see. The form shows the regular shift f → h.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈalda/
  • Rhymes: -alda
  • Syllabification: hal‧da

Noun

halda f (plural haldas)

  1. skirt
  2. a kind of sack

Derived terms

Further reading

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