anza

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Cimbrian

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Etymology

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Latin anguis? Old High German unc?”

Noun

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anza f (plural anzen)

  1. (Sette Comuni) small snake
    De snaidaren is khènt gahékhet bónnara anzen.
    The seamstress was bitten by a small snake.

Declension

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References

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  • “anza” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Gothic

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Romanization

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anza

  1. Romanization of 𐌰𐌽𐌶𐌰

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From anz (answer) and -a (turns nouns into verbs).. Literally meaning "to answer".

Verb

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anza

  1. Obsolete spelling of ansa.

Old Norse

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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anza

  1. (transitive, with dative) to heed, to take notice of
  2. (with til + genitive) to answer, to reply to

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: ansa

References

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-anza (infinitive kwanza)

  1. to begin

Usage notes

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The phrasing -a kwanza usually means "first", literally "of the beginning".

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -anza
Positive present -nakwanza
Subjunctive -anze
Negative -anzi
Imperative singular kuanza
Infinitives
Positive kwanza
kuanza
Negative kutokuanza
Imperatives
Singular kuanza
Plural kuanzeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huanza
Positive past positive subject concord + -likwanza
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuanza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakwanza)
Singular Plural
1st person ninakwanza/nakwanza tunakwanza
2nd person unakwanza mnakwanza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakwanza wanakwanza
other classes positive subject concord + -nakwanza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -anzi)
Singular Plural
1st person sianzi hatuanzi
2nd person huanzi hamwanzi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haanzi hawaanzi
other classes negative subject concord + -anzi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takwanza
Negative future negative subject concord + -takwanza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -anze)
Singular Plural
1st person nianze tuanze
2nd person uanze mwanze
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aanze waanze
other classes positive subject concord + -anze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sianze
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekwanza
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekwanza
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikwanza
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikwanza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aanza)
Singular Plural
1st person naanza twaanza
2nd person waanza mwaanza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aanza waanza
m-mi(III/IV) waanza yaanza
ji-ma(V/VI) laanza yaanza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaanza vyaanza
n(IX/X) yaanza zaanza
u(XI) waanza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaanza
pa(XVI) paanza
mu(XVIII) mwaanza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekwanza
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshakwanza
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaanza
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kianza
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipokwanza
Consecutive kaanza / positive subject concord + -kaanza
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaanze
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nianza -tuanza
2nd person -kuanza -waanza/-kuanzeni/-waanzeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwanza -waanza
m-mi(III/IV) -uanza -ianza
ji-ma(V/VI) -lianza -yaanza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kianza -vianza
n(IX/X) -ianza -zianza
u(XI) -uanza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuanza
pa(XVI) -paanza
mu(XVIII) -muanza
Reflexive -jianza
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -anza- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -anzaye -anzao
m-mi(III/IV) -anzao -anzayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -anzalo -anzayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -anzacho -anzavyo
n(IX/X) -anzayo -anzazo
u(XI) -anzao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -anzako
pa(XVI) -anzapo
mu(XVIII) -anzamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kwanza)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yekwanza -okwanza
m-mi(III/IV) -okwanza -yokwanza
ji-ma(V/VI) -lokwanza -yokwanza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokwanza -vyokwanza
n(IX/X) -yokwanza -zokwanza
u(XI) -okwanza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kokwanza
pa(XVI) -pokwanza
mu(XVIII) -mokwanza
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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