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

• diwan

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
• “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

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

winda

Wikipedia ^pl

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

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

nouns

• windziarz

verbs

• windować impf
• zwindować pf

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

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

Further reading

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

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”)
  • windo (“prey”)