winda

See also: windą and wínda

English

Alternative forms

  • windah

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɪndə/
  • Rhymes: -ɪndə

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

Kashubian

Alternative forms

  • gwińda

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ-der.
Proto-Germanic *windanąder.
Old High German *winda
Middle High German winde
German Windebor.
Kashubian winda

    Borrowed from German Winde.

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    winda f

    1. (mechanics) elevator, lift (mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people)
    2. (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[1]
    • “winda”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

    Old English

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈwin.dɑ/

    Noun

    winda

    1. genitive plural of wind

    Polish

    winda

    Pronunciation

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

    Etymology 1

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ-der.
    Proto-Germanic *windanąder.
    Old High German *winda
    Middle High German winde
    German Windebor.
    Polish winda

      Borrowed from German Winde.

      Noun

      winda f (related adjective windowy)

      1. (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
      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
      nouns
      verbs

      Etymology 2

      Etymology tree
      Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁-
      Proto-Indo-European *-ti
      Proto-Indo-European *h₂wḗh₁ti
      Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts
      Proto-Germanic *windaz
      Old Norse vindr
      Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-der.
      Proto-Germanic *augô
      Proto-Norse *ᚨᚢᚷᚨ (*auga)
      Old Norse auga
      Old Norse vindaugabor.
      Middle English wyndowe
      English window
      English Windowsubor.
      Polish Windowsclip.
      Polish winda

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

        Noun

        winda f

        1. (humorous, operating systems, slang) Windows (operating system with a WIMP graphical user interface that dominates the personal computer market)
          Synonym: Windows
        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

        Further reading

        • “winda”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
        • “winda”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish)
        • winda in PWN's encyclopedia

        Swahili

        Etymology

          Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].

          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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