agenda

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English

Etymology

From Latin agenda (“things that ought to be done”), future passive participle (gerundive) of agō (“I do, act, make”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈd͡ʒɛn.də/
• Rhymes: -ɛndə

Noun

agenda (plural agendas or (rare, proscribed) agendae)

1. A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to.

   Synonyms: docket, tasklist, to-do list, worklist

   Coordinate terms: program, schedule
2. A list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting).

   Coordinate terms: program, schedule

3. A notebook used to organize and maintain such plans or lists, an agenda book, an agenda planner.
5. An ulterior motive; a program of various such motives.
6. (obsolete) A ritual.

Usage notes

The word agenda is the Latin plural of agendum, but in English the word agenda is usually taken as a singular, and agenda item or item on the agenda used for individual things in the list.

Derived terms

Descendants

• → Malay: agenda
• → Swahili: ajenda

Translations

Noun

agenda

1. (now rare) plural of agendum

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin agenda, substantive use of the neuter plural of agendus (“which ought to be done”), future passive participle (gerundive) of agō (“to do, act, make”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈʒen.də]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˈd͡ʒen.da]

Noun

agenda f (plural agendes)

1. agenda; calendar (a list of planned events, organized by time)
2. planner (a notebook in which one keeps notations of appointments and contacts)
3. agenda (a list of planned items for discussion at a meeting)
4. (economics) a list of planned projects that are to be done as funds become available

Hyponyms

• (a list of planned events, organized by time): calendari (“a list of planned events for a given year”)

Danish

Etymology

From Latin agenda.

Noun

agenda c (singular definite agendaen, plural indefinite agendaer)

1. (rare) a notebook, calendar
2. (rare) agenda

   Synonym: dagsorden

Inflection

References

• “agenda” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch agendaboec, itself from Latin agenda (“things which ought to be done”) (from the verb agō (“act, do”)) + boec (“book”) (modern Dutch boek).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑˈɣɛn.daː/, /aːˈɣɛn.daː/
• Hyphenation: agen‧da
• Rhymes: -ɛndaː

Noun

agenda m (plural agenda's, diminutive agendaatje n)

1. a calendar (book), a diary, a booklet or other device where one notes down one’s schedule, appointments etc.

   Synonym: dagwijzer

2. an agenda (list of matters at a meeting)

Derived terms

• agendaseks
• schoolagenda

Descendants

• Afrikaans: agenda
• → Indonesian: agenda
• → Papiamentu: agènda

See also

• kalender

Anagrams

• gaande, gedaan

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin agenda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑɡendɑ/, [ˈɑ̝ɡe̞ndɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑɡendɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): agen‧da

Noun

agenda

1. An agenda

Declension

Further reading

• “agenda”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin agenda, substantive use of the neuter plural of agendus (“which ought to be done”), future passive participle (gerundive) of agō (“to do, act, make”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ʒɛ̃.da/, (regional) /a.ʒɑ̃.da/

Noun

agenda m (plural agendas)

1. organiser, appointment book, engagement book

Derived terms

• agenda de ministre

Descendants

• → Turkish: ajanda

Further reading

• “agenda”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch agenda, from Latin agenda (“things that ought to be done”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaɡɛn.da]
• Rhymes: -da, -a
• Hyphenation: agèn‧da

Noun

agènda (plural agenda-agenda)

1. agenda:
   1. a notebook used to organize and maintain such plans or lists, an agenda book, an agenda planner
   2. a list of matters to be taken up

      Synonym: acara

Derived terms

Further reading

• “agenda” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈd͡ʒɛn.da/
• Rhymes: -ɛnda
• Hyphenation: a‧gèn‧da

Noun

agenda f (plural agende, diminutive agendìna)

1. diary
2. planner (notebook)

   Synonym: taccuino

3. (figurative) agenda

Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish agenda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡɛn.da/
• Rhymes: -ɛnda
• Syllabification: a‧gen‧da

Noun

agenda f (related adjective agencyjny)

1. agenda, schedule (lists of tasks one must do)

   Synonym: notatnik

References

• Jan Trepczyk (1994) “agenda”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “agenda”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[3]
• “agenda”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Latin

Participle

agenda

1. inflection of agendus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Participle

agendā

1. ablative feminine singular of agendus

References

• "agenda", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Malay

Etymology

From English agenda.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [a.ɡen.da]
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [ä.d͡ʒen.dä]

Noun

agenda (Jawi spelling اݢيندا, plural agenda-agenda)

1. agenda.

Further reading

• “agenda” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin agenda (“what ought to be done”).

Noun

agenda m (definite singular agendaen, indefinite plural agendaer, definite plural agendaene)

1. an agenda

References

• “agenda” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin agenda (“what ought to be done”).

Noun

agenda m (definite singular agendaen, indefinite plural agendaer or agendaar, definite plural agendaene or agendaane)

1. an agenda

References

• “agenda” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Alternative forms

• ajenda (Middle Polish)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin agenda/agendum/agendus. First attested in 1560.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡɛn.da/
• Rhymes: -ɛnda
• Syllabification: a‧gen‧da

Noun

agenda f (diminutive agendka)

1. branch, department (of a company or organization)

   Synonyms: filia, oddział

2. agenda, schedule (lists of tasks one must do) [from mid-18th c.]

   Synonym: terminarz

3. agenda, schedule (lists tasks of for a meeting)
4. agenda (small notebook)
5. (obsolete, Christianity) Christian prayer book [16th–19th c.]

   agenda liturgiczna ― a liturgical prayer book

Declension

Related terms

Collocations

References

Further reading

• agenda in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• agenda in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “agienda”, in Słownik języka polskiego
• Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “agenda”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ẽdɐ
• Hyphenation: a‧gen‧da

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin agenda.

Noun

agenda f (plural agendas)

1. schedule (time-based plan of events)
2. agenda (booklet where a schedule is kept)
3. planner (a personal phone book)

Related terms

• agendar, agendamento

Etymology 2

Verb

agenda

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈxenda/ [aˈxẽn̪.d̪a]
• Rhymes: -enda
• Syllabification: a‧gen‧da

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin agenda, substantive use of the neuter plural of agendus (“which ought to be done”), future passive participle (gerundive) of agō (“to do, to act, to make”).

Noun

agenda f (plural agendas)

1. agenda, planner (notebook)
2. agenda (list of matters to be taken up)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

agenda

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

Further reading

• “agenda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Swahili

Pronunciation

Noun

agenda class IX (plural agenda class X)

1. Alternative form of ajenda

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin agenda (“what ought to be done”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡɛnːˌda/

Noun

agenda c

1. an agenda

Usage notes

• The agenda for a meeting is normally called dagordning. The word agenda is more often used in the abstract sense of somebody's "political agenda".

Declension

Anagrams

• agande