linda

English Online Dictionary. What means linda‎? What does linda mean?

Cebuano

Noun

linda

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

Anagrams

• Nilda

Esperanto

Etymology

From Portuguese lindo (“pretty”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlinda]
• Rhymes: -inda
• Hyphenation: lin‧da

Adjective

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

1. (poetic) pretty

   Synonym: beleta

2. (slang) cute

   Synonym: ĉarmeta

References

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

• Landi, Naldi

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlin.dɑ/

Noun

linda

1. nominative/accusative/genitive plural of lind

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

• “linda”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024

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

Verb

-linda (infinitive kulinda)

1. to protect

Conjugation

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -lindia
  • Causative: -lindisha
  • Passive: -lindwa
  • Reciprocal: -lindana
  • Stative: -lindika

• Nominal derivations:
  • mlinzi
  • ulinzi

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

Noun

linda c

1. broad white cloth (particularly ones used for swaddling)
2. (figurative) an early stage

Declension

References

• linda in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• linda in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• linda in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• linda in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
• linde in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L

Anagrams

• i-land

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

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “linda”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “linda (6.3)”