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See also: Band, bånd, bánd, and *band

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle English band (also bond), from Old English beand, bænd, bend (“bond, chain, fetter, band, ribbon, ornament, chaplet, crown”), from Proto-Germanic *bandą, *bandiz (“band, fetter”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie, bind”). Middle English band reinforced by Old French bande. Cognate with Dutch band, German Band, Danish bånd, Swedish band, Icelandic band (“band”). Related to bond, bind, bend.

Noun

band (plural bands)

  1. A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.
    1. A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together.
      • 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter X, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
        The Jones man was looking at her hard. Now he reached into the hatch of his vest and fetched out a couple of cigars, everlasting big ones, with gilt bands on them.
    2. A narrow strip of cloth or other material on clothing, to bind, strengthen, or ornament it.
    3. A strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached.
    4. A belt or strap that is part of a machine.
  2. A long strip of material, color, etc, that is different from the surrounding area.
    sandstone with bands of shale
    • 1960 December, “The Glasgow Suburban Electrification is opened”, in Trains Illustrated, page 714:
      [...] at each station the train times are not shown in one all-embracing chronological list, but in two separate sheets, one with a conspicuous band of yellow detailing westbound departures and the other with a similar band of blue the eastbound trains.
  3. (architecture) A strip of decoration.
    1. A continuous tablet, stripe, or series of ornaments, as of carved foliage, of colour, or of brickwork.
    2. In Gothic architecture, the moulding, or suite of mouldings, which encircles the pillars and small shafts.
  4. That which serves as the means of union or connection between persons; a tie.
    • 1866, Herman Melville, Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War‎, Supplement:
      For that heroic band—those children of the furnace who, in regions like Texas and Tennessee, maintained their fidelity through terrible trials—we of the North felt for them, and profoundly we honor them.
  5. A linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
  6. (in the plural) Two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as part of a clerical, legal, or academic dress.
    Hyponym: preaching band
  7. (physics) A part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
  8. (physics) A group of energy levels in a solid state material.
    valence band;  conduction band
  9. (obsolete) A bond.
    • 1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i], page 23, column 1:
      OLd Iohn of Gaunt, time-honoured Lancaſter,
      Haſt thou according to thy oath and band
      Brought hither Henry Herford thy bold ſon:
      Heere to make good yͤ boiſtrous late appeale,
      Which then our leyſure would not let vs heare,
      Againſt the Duke of Norfolke, Thomas Mowbray?
  10. (obsolete) Pledge; security.
  11. (especially US) A ring, such as a wedding ring (wedding band), or a ring put on a bird's leg to identify it.
  12. (sciences) Any distinguishing line formed by chromatography, electrophoresis etc
  13. (medicine) Ellipsis of band cell.
  14. (slang, hiphop, often in the plural) A wad of money totaling $1K, held together by a band; (by extension) $1000, a grand; (by extension) money
    • 2014, “Trap Queen”, performed by Fetty Wap:
      She my trap queen, let her hit the bando / We be countin' up, watch how far them bands go
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Descendants
  • ⇒ Guyanese Creole English: bando
  • → Japanese: バンド (bando)
  • → Korean: 밴드 (baendeu)
Translations

Verb

band (third-person singular simple present bands, present participle banding, simple past and past participle banded)

  1. (transitive) To fasten with a band.
    • 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “A Poet’s Midnight”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 54:
      As he spake, his eyes rested on the graves below. "Yes," muttered the youth, "they are sufficient answer; they are indeed the end of all human hope."
      Mechanically he turned from one to another. Some were recently banded down with osiers, and the grass was varied with primrose roots; on some the foxglove grew luxuriantly, while others had a tombstone, carved with a name and a brief epitaph.
  2. (transitive, ornithology) To fasten an identifying band around the leg of (a bird).
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Etymology 2

Derived from Middle English band, from Old French bande, from Old Occitan banda (“regiment of troops”), perhaps from Frankish *bend, from Proto-Germanic *bandiz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie; bond, band”). Compare German Bande (“band”).

Noun

band (plural bands)

  2. A group of musicians who perform together as an ensemble; sometimes, such a group working for a professional recording artist.
    Hyponyms: brass band, silver band, iron band; rock band, jazz band, garage band
    musical band;   session band;   studio band;   touring band;   bar band
  4. A type of orchestra originally playing janissary music; an instance of this type.
  6. Ellipsis of marching band.
  8. A group of people loosely united for a common purpose, such as a band of thieves.
  9. (anthropology) A small group of people living in a simple society, contrasted with tribes, chiefdoms, and nations.
  10. (Canada) A group of aboriginals that has official recognition as an organized unit by the federal government of Canada.
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Translations

Verb

band (third-person singular simple present bands, present participle banding, simple past and past participle banded)

  1. (intransitive) To group together for a common purpose; to confederate.
  2. (transitive, education) To group (students) together by perceived ability; to stream.
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Etymology 3

Verb

band

  1. (obsolete) simple past and past participle of bind

Etymology 4

Verb

band (third-person singular simple present bands, present participle banding, simple past and past participle banded)

  1. Obsolete form of bandy.

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Chinese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English band.

Pronunciation

Noun

band

  1. (Cantonese) band (group of musicians) (Classifier: 隊／队 c)
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Etymology 2

Perhaps influenced by banned.

Pronunciation

Verb

band

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) alternative form of ban

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Danish

Etymology 1

Derived from English band.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baːnd/, [b̥æːnd̥]

Noun

band n (singular definite bandet, plural indefinite band or bands)

  1. band
Inflection
More information neuter gender, singular ...
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Derived from Old Norse bann (“ban, curse”).

Pronunciation

Noun

band n (singular definite bandet, not used in plural form)

  1. (rare) excommunication

Etymology 3

From bande (“swear, curse”), from Old Norse banna (“ban, curse”).

Pronunciation

Noun

band c or n

  1. (rare) swear word

Verb

band

  1. imperative of bande

References

Dutch

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle Dutch bant, from Old Dutch *bant, from Proto-West Germanic *band, from Proto-Germanic *bandą. Compare Old High German bant, pant n, Old Saxon band, Old Frisian band n (and a closely related form Old English bænd, bend with umlaut from *bandiz). A verbal noun with ablaut to binden (“to bind”).

Pronunciation

Noun

band m (plural banden, diminutive bandje n)

  1. bond, connection, relationship, liaison, tie (attachment, as in a relation)
    Ik heb geen goede band met God. ― I don't have a good relationship with God.
  2. band (all English senses, above, except for group of musicians) (clarification of this definition is needed)
  3. ribbon or object of similar shape
    1. tire / tyre (e.g., a car tyre)
    2. tape (magnetic tape, video tape)
    3. belt (martial arts belt)
    4. belt (conveyor belt)
  4. (physics) interval relating to frequency or wavelength in electromagnetic phenomena
    1. range of energy levels in a solid state material
    2. interval in the light spectrum
  5. bank (the bank of a pool table)
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: band
  • Negerhollands: band
  • → Caribbean Javanese: ban
  • → Indonesian: ban
  • → Papiamentu: bant, banchi
  • → Sranan Tongo: banti
    • → Aukan: banti
    • → Caribbean Hindustani: banti
    • → Caribbean Javanese: banti (dated)
    • → Saramaccan: bánti

Noun

band n (plural banden, diminutive bandje n)

  1. ribbon

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English band.

Pronunciation

Noun

band m (plural bands, diminutive bandje n)

  1. (music) band
Descendants
  • → Sranan Tongo: bènt
    • → Caribbean Javanese: bèn
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Faroese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse band.

Noun

band n (genitive singular bands, plural bond)

  1. (a piece of) rope, string
  2. (figuratively, in the plural) ties, connection, relations

Declension

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Derived terms

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German

Pronunciation

Verb

band

  1. preterite of binden

Icelandic

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse band.

Pronunciation

Noun

band n (genitive singular bands, nominative plural bönd)

  1. (a piece of) string
  2. yarn
  3. (figuratively, in the plural) ties, connection, relations
  4. binding (of a book)
  5. (music) tie
  6. (music, slang) a musical band
    Synonym: hljómsveit f

Declension

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Derived terms

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English bend, from Proto-Germanic *bandiz; vocalism is influenced by Old Norse band and Old French bande.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔ(ː)nd/, /ba(ː)nd/

Noun

band (plural bandes)

  1. That which obstructs one's free will and free action; a restraint.
    1. A chain or other object used to restrain a captive.
    2. Captivity; the condition of being jailed.
    3. A compact, directive or binding pact (either reciprocal or from one unto another)
  2. A strip of a material used to tie or bind; a band:
    1. A rope or piece of twine used to tie or bind.
    2. A headband (a band that surrounds the head)
    3. A metal band that surrounds an object in order to strengthen it.
    4. (anatomy, rare) A joint or sinew.
    5. (heraldry, rare) A diagonal stripe or band.
  3. (rare) A strip of a material not used to tie or bind.
  4. Something used to join or connect; a link.
    1. (figurative) A metaphorical connection or linkage.
  5. A collection or group of bound items.

Descendants

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

  • bånd (see this word for common usage)

Etymology

Derived from English band (in this sense).

Noun

band n (definite singular bandet, indefinite plural band, definite plural banda or bandene)

  1. (music) a band; group of rock musicians

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Norse band, akin to English bond.

Pronunciation

Noun

band n (definite singular bandet, indefinite plural band, definite plural banda)

  1. tape
  2. ribbon
  3. band
  4. bond
  5. leash (for a dog)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Derived from English band (music).

Pronunciation

Noun

band n (definite singular bandet, indefinite plural band, definite plural banda)

  1. (music) band

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Old English

Pronunciation

Verb

band

  1. first/third-person singular preterite indicative of bindan

Old Norse

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *bandą.

Noun

band n (genitive bands, plural bǫnd)

  1. the act of binding or settling
    Antonym: lausn
    lausn ok band allra vandamál
    the decision in all difficult cases
  2. band, cord, fetter
  3. (plural only) bond, confederacy
  4. (plural only, heiti, Germanic paganism) the gods
    • c. 930, Egill Skallagrímsson, loose verse 21
      Svá skyldi goð gjalda, · gram reki bǫnd af lǫndum,
      reið sé rǫgn ok Óðinn, · rǫ́n míns féar hǫ́num; […]
      So shall the Gods repay him—may the Divinities drive the ruler from the land; may the Powers and Odin be wroth—for the plunder of my wealth.

Declension

More information neuter, singular ...

Derived terms

  • bandamaðr m (“confederate”)
  • bandingi m (“prisoner”)

Descendants

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “band”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 42; also available at the Internet Archive

Polish

Etymology 1

Unadapted borrowing from English band.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛnt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛnt
  • Syllabification: band

Noun

band m inan

  1. (music) pop or jazz band playing mostly wind instruments
    Synonyms: kapela, zespół
Declension
Declension of band
More information singular, plural ...

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Noun

band f

  1. genitive plural of banda

Further reading

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

Swedish

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Etymology 1

Derived from Old Norse band.

Pronunciation

Noun

band n

  1. band
    1. ribbon, tape, strip of material
    2. ensemble, orchestra, group of musicians
    3. gang, band of robbers
    4. (physics) part of radio spectrum
    5. (physics) group of energy levels
  2. a binding (of a book)
  3. a volume (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia)
    en encyklopedi i 30 band
    an encyclopedia in 30 volumes
  4. belt (used for transporting material or objects between two places); conveyor belt
    Synonym: transportband
  5. caterpillar track; a belt or band fitted instead of wheels to off-road vehicles
    Synonym: larvfötter
  6. audio tape or video tape
  7. cassette (of audio or video tape)
  8. tie, connection, relation; from a person to another person or to a place
Declension
More information nominative, genitive ...
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Derived from English band.

Pronunciation

Noun

band n

  1. (music) band
Declension
More information nominative, genitive ...

Verb

band

  1. past indicative of binda

References

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English band.

Pronunciation

Noun

band m (plural bandiau)

  1. band (group of musicians)
  2. band (strip of material)
  3. (physics) band

Derived terms

  • band arian (“silver band”)
  • band eang (“broadband”)
  • band lastig (“elastic band”)
  • band llydan (“broadband”)
  • band pres (“brass band”)

Mutation

More information radical, soft ...

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “band”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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