легенда

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian леге́нда (legénda), ultimately from Latin legendus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lɛˈɡɛndɐ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -ɛndɐ
• Syllabification^(key): ле‧ген‧да

Noun

леге́нда • (legénda) f (relational adjective легенда́рен)

1. legend
2. (cartography) legend (key to the symbols and color codes on a map, chart, etc.)
3. legend (instrumental piece of lyrical character, similar to a ballad)
4. (numismatics) legend

Declension

Declension of леге́нда

	singular	plural
indefinite	леге́нда legénda	леге́нди legéndi
definite	леге́ндата legéndata	леге́ндите legéndite

References

• “легенда”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “легенда”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Further reading

• легенда on the Bulgarian Wiktionary.Wiktionary ^bg

Macedonian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛɡɛnda] (stilted)

• Audio:

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• IPA^(key): [lɛˈɡɛnda] (nonstandard, common)

Noun

легенда • (legenda) f (relational adjective легендарен)

1. legend
2. (figurative) a fascinating person

Declension

Declension of легенда

	singular	plural
indefinite	легенда (legenda)	легенди (legendi)
definite unspecified	легендата (legendata)	легендите (legendite)
definite proximal	легендава (legendava)	легендиве (legendive)
definite distal	легендана (legendana)	легендине (legendine)
vocative	легендо (legendo)	легенди (legendi)

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin legenda, akin to legendus, future passive participle (gerundive) of legō (“pick out, select”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lʲɪˈɡʲendə]

• Audio:

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Noun

леге́нда • (legénda) f inan (genitive леге́нды, nominative plural леге́нды, genitive plural леге́нд)

1. legend
2. (espionage) cover, cover story

Declension

Declension of леге́нда (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	леге́нда legénda	леге́нды legéndy
genitive	леге́нды legéndy	леге́нд legénd
dative	леге́нде legénde	леге́ндам legéndam
accusative	леге́нду legéndu	леге́нды legéndy
instrumental	леге́ндой, леге́ндою legéndoj, legéndoju	леге́ндами legéndami
prepositional	леге́нде legénde	леге́ндах legéndax

Derived terms

• легенди́ровать impf (legendírovatʹ), залегенди́ровать pf (zalegendírovatʹ)

Related terms

• легенда́рный (legendárnyj)

Descendants

• → Bulgarian: легенда (legenda)
• → Ingrian: legenda

See also

Other terms derived from Latin gerundives:

• дивиде́нд (dividénd)
• календа́рь (kalendárʹ), кале́нды (kaléndy)
• мемора́ндум (memorándum)
• рефере́ндум (referéndum)

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “легенда”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Further reading

• Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882), “легенда”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lěɡeːnda/
• Hyphenation: ле‧ген‧да

Noun

лѐге̄нда f (Latin spelling lègēnda)

1. legend (story, person)

Declension

Declension of легенда

	singular	plural
nominative	легенда	легенде
genitive	легенде	лѐге̄нда̄ / лѐге̄ндӣ
dative	легенди	легендама
accusative	легенду	легенде
vocative	легендо	легенде
locative	легенди	легендама
instrumental	легендом	легендама

Ukrainian

Etymology

Derived via Western European languages from Medieval Latin legenda, from Latin legō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɫeˈɦɛndɐ]

• Audio:

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Noun

леге́нда • (lehénda) f inan (genitive леге́нди, nominative plural леге́нди, genitive plural леге́нд)

1. legend (unrealistic story depicting past events)
2. (espionage) cover, cover story
3. legend (key to the symbols and color codes on a map, chart, etc.)
4. (numismatics) legend

Declension

Declension of леге́нда
(inan hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	леге́нда lehénda	леге́нди lehéndy
genitive	леге́нди lehéndy	леге́нд lehénd
dative	леге́нді lehéndi	леге́ндам lehéndam
accusative	леге́нду lehéndu	леге́нди lehéndy
instrumental	леге́ндою lehéndoju	леге́ндами lehéndamy
locative	леге́нді lehéndi	леге́ндах lehéndax
vocative	леге́ндо lehéndo	леге́нди lehéndy

Derived terms

• міська́ леге́нда f (misʹká lehénda, “urban legend”)

Related terms

• легенда́рний (lehendárnyj)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “легенда”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2017), “легенда”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 8 (л – мішу́рний), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “легенда”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “легенда”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “легенда”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horox – Slovozmina, Horokh – Inflection]‎^[1]
• “легенда”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “легенда”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua, Slovnyk.ua]‎^[2]