winda

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

    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

    Pronunciation

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

    Etymology 1

      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
      Derived terms
      verbs

      Etymology 2

      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

      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

      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