winda

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See also: windą

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From window.

Pronunciation

Noun

winda (plural windas)

  1. 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

  1. Romanization of 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰

Polish

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvin.da/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -inda
  • Syllabification: win‧da

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Winde, from Middle High German winde, from Old High German winda or wazzarwinda, from Proto-Germanic *windaną.

Noun

winda f

  1. (mechanics) elevator, lift (mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people)
Declension
Declension of winda
singular plural
nominative winda windy
genitive windy wind
dative windzie windom
accusative windę windy
instrumental windą windami
locative windzie windach
vocative windo windy
Derived terms
adjective
noun
verbs

Etymology 2

Clipping of Windows. Compare Russian винда́ (vindá), Ukrainian вінда́ (vindá).

Noun

winda f

  1. (computing, slang, humorous) Windows
Declension
Declension of winda
singular
nominative winda
genitive windy
dative windzie
accusative windę
instrumental windą
locative windzie
vocative windo

Further reading

  • winda in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • winda in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swahili

Pronunciation

Verb

-winda (infinitive kuwinda)

  1. to hunt (chase down prey)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -winda
Positive present -nawinda
Subjunctive -winde
Negative -windi
Imperative singular winda
Infinitives
Positive kuwinda
Negative kutowinda
Imperatives
Singular winda
Plural windeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huwinda
Positive past positive subject concord + -liwinda
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuwinda
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawinda)
Singular Plural
1st person ninawinda/nawinda tunawinda
2nd person unawinda mnawinda
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anawinda wanawinda
other classes positive subject concord + -nawinda
Negative present (negative subject concord + -windi)
Singular Plural
1st person siwindi hatuwindi
2nd person huwindi hamuwindi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hawindi hawawindi
other classes negative subject concord + -windi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tawinda
Negative future negative subject concord + -tawinda
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -winde)
Singular Plural
1st person niwinde tuwinde
2nd person uwinde muwinde
3rd person m-wa(I/II) awinde wawinde
other classes positive subject concord + -winde
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siwinde
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngewinda
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singewinda
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliwinda
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliwinda
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awinda)
Singular Plural
1st person nawinda twawinda
2nd person wawinda mwawinda
3rd person m-wa(I/II) awinda wawinda
m-mi(III/IV) wawinda yawinda
ji-ma(V/VI) lawinda yawinda
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chawinda vyawinda
n(IX/X) yawinda zawinda
u(XI) wawinda see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwawinda
pa(XVI) pawinda
mu(XVIII) mwawinda
Perfect positive subject concord + -mewinda
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshawinda
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jawinda
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiwinda
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipowinda
Consecutive kawinda / positive subject concord + -kawinda
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kawinde
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niwinda -tuwinda
2nd person -kuwinda -wawinda/-kuwindeni/-wawindeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muwinda -wawinda
m-mi(III/IV) -uwinda -iwinda
ji-ma(V/VI) -liwinda -yawinda
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiwinda -viwinda
n(IX/X) -iwinda -ziwinda
u(XI) -uwinda see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuwinda
pa(XVI) -pawinda
mu(XVIII) -muwinda
Reflexive -jiwinda
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -winda- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -windaye -windao
m-mi(III/IV) -windao -windayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -windalo -windayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -windacho -windavyo
n(IX/X) -windayo -windazo
u(XI) -windao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -windako
pa(XVI) -windapo
mu(XVIII) -windamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -winda)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yewinda -owinda
m-mi(III/IV) -owinda -yowinda
ji-ma(V/VI) -lowinda -yowinda
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chowinda -vyowinda
n(IX/X) -yowinda -zowinda
u(XI) -owinda see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kowinda
pa(XVI) -powinda
mu(XVIII) -mowinda
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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