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English
Pronunciation
Noun
winda (plural windas )
Pronunciation spelling of window .
1936 , Ogden Nash , The Tale of Custard The Dragon :...there was a pirate, climbing in the winda .
Anagrams
Gothic
Romanization
winda
Romanization of 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰
Kashubian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Winde
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈvin.da/
Rhymes: -inda
Syllabification: win‧da
Noun
winda f
( mechanics ) elevator , lift ( mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people )
( nautical ) capstan ( cylindrical machine )
Further reading
Jan Trepczyk (1994 ) “winda”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011 ) “kabestan, winda”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi
“winda ”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language ], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
Polish
winda
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈvin.da/
Rhymes: -inda
Syllabification: win‧da
Etymology 1
Borrowed from German Winde .
Noun
winda f (related adjective windowy )
( mechanics ) elevator , lift ( permanent construction with a built-in platform or cab that can be raised and lowered, used to transport people and goods, as between different floors of a building )
Synonym: dźwig
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Clipping of Windows . Compare Russian винда́ ( vindá ) and Ukrainian вінда́ ( vindá ) .
Noun
winda f
( humorous , operating systems , slang ) Windows ( operating system with a WIMP graphical user interface that dominates the personal computer market )
Synonym: Windows
Declension
Further reading
winda in Wielki słownik języka polskiego , Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
winda in Polish dictionaries at PWN
winda in PWN's encyclopedia
Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-winda (infinitive kuwinda )
to hunt (chase down prey)
Conjugation
Conjugation of -winda
Positive present
-na winda
Subjunctive
-winde
Negative
-windi
Imperative singular
winda
Infinitives
Imperatives
Tensed forms
Habitual
huwinda
Positive past
positive subject concord + -li winda
Negative past
negative subject concord + -ku winda
Positive present (positive subject concord + -na winda)
Singular
Plural
1st person
ni nawinda/na winda
tu nawinda
2nd person
u nawinda
m nawinda
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
a nawinda
wa nawinda
other classes
positive subject concord + -na winda
Negative present (negative subject concord + -windi )
Singular
Plural
1st person
si windi
hatu windi
2nd person
hu windi
hamu windi
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
ha windi
hawa windi
other classes
negative subject concord + -windi
Positive future
positive subject concord + -ta winda
Negative future
negative subject concord + -ta winda
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -winde )
Singular
Plural
1st person
ni winde
tu winde
2nd person
u winde
mu winde
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
a winde
wa winde
other classes
positive subject concord + -winde
Negative subjunctive
positive subject concord + -si winde
Positive present conditional
positive subject concord + -nge winda
Negative present conditional
positive subject concord + -singe winda
Positive past conditional
positive subject concord + -ngali winda
Negative past conditional
positive subject concord + -singali winda
Perfect
positive subject concord + -me winda
"Already"
positive subject concord + -mesha winda
"Not yet"
negative subject concord + -ja winda
"If/When"
positive subject concord + -ki winda
"If not"
positive subject concord + -sipo winda
Consecutive
kawinda / positive subject concord + -ka winda
Consecutive subjunctive
positive subject concord + -ka winde
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
Derived terms