winda

See also: windą

English

Alternative forms

• windah

Etymology

From window.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɪndə/
• Rhymes: -ɪndə
• Rhymes: -ɪndəɹ (non-rhotic accents)

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

• diwan

Gothic

Romanization

winda

1. Romanization of 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvin.da/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -inda
• Syllabification: win‧da

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Winde, from Middle High German winde, from Old High German winda or wazzarwinda, from Proto-Germanic *windaną.

Noun

winda f

1. (mechanics) elevator, lift (mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people)

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

adjective

• windowy

 

noun

• windziarz

 

verbs

• windować impf
• zwindować pf

 

Etymology 2

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

Noun

winda f

1. (computing, slang, humorous) Windows

Declension

Declension of winda

	singular
nominative	winda
genitive	windy
dative	windzie
accusative	windę
instrumental	windą
locative	windzie
vocative	windo

Further reading

• winda in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• winda in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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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

• Nominal derivations:
  • mwindaji (“hunter”)
  • uwindaji (“hunting”)