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See also: Linda, lindá, and lindä

Cebuano

Noun

linda

  1. (derogatory) Alternative letter-case form of Linda

Anagrams

Esperanto

Etymology

From Portuguese lindo (“pretty”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

linda (accusative singular lindan, plural lindaj, accusative plural lindajn)

  1. (poetic) pretty
    Synonym: beleta
  2. (slang) cute
    Synonym: ĉarmeta

References

  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'!”

Fanagalo

Etymology

From Zulu -linda, from Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀nda.

Verb

linda

  1. to wait

Icelandic

Noun

linda

  1. indefinite genitive plural of lind

Noun

linda

  1. indefinite accusative singular of lindi
  2. indefinite dative singular of lindi
  3. indefinite genitive singular of lindi
  4. indefinite accusative plural of lindi
  5. indefinite genitive plural of lindi

Italian

Adjective

linda f sg

  1. feminine singular of lindo

Anagrams

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Adjective

linda

  1. feminine singular of lindo

Noun

linda f (plural lindas)

  1. female equivalent of lindo
  2. (Brazil) cachaça

Etymology 2

Deverbal from lindar.

Noun

linda f (plural lindas)

  1. dividing line
  2. limitation

Etymology 3

Verb

linda

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

References

Spanish

Etymology 1

Adjective

linda

  1. feminine singular of lindo

Etymology 2

Verb

linda

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

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀nda.

Pronunciation

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Verb

-linda (infinitive kulinda)

  1. 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
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
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
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

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish linde, from Old Norse lindi (“belt; girdle; strap”), likely related to Proto-Germanic *linþaz.

Pronunciation

Verb

linda (present lindar, preterite lindade, supine lindat, imperative linda)

  1. 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

  1. broad white cloth (particularly ones used for swaddling)
  2. (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

Anagrams

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀nda.

Verb

-linda

  1. (intransitive) to wait
  2. (transitive) to wait for, await

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀nda.

Verb

-linda

  1. (intransitive) to wait
  2. (transitive) to wait for, await
  3. (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

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