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linda
- (derogatory) Alternative letter-case form of Linda
From Portuguese lindo (“pretty”).
linda (accusative singular lindan, plural lindaj, accusative plural lindajn)
- (poetic) pretty[1]
- Synonym: beleta
- (slang) cute
- Synonym: ĉarmeta
- ^ Sennacieca Asocio Tutmonda (1970) Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto (in Esperanto), 3 edition, Paris, published 1987, →ISBN, page 640: “Pike agrabla por rigardi, plaĉaspekta: amindumi ~ulinojn, kia rava kalvari'!”
From Zulu -linda, from Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀nda.
linda
- to wait
linda
- indefinite genitive plural of lind
linda
- indefinite accusative singular of lindi
- indefinite dative singular of lindi
- indefinite genitive singular of lindi
- indefinite accusative plural of lindi
- indefinite genitive plural of lindi
linda f sg
- feminine singular of lindo
linda
- nominative/accusative/genitive plural of lind
linda
- feminine singular of lindo
linda f (plural lindas)
- female equivalent of lindo
- (Brazil) cachaça
Deverbal from lindar.
linda f (plural lindas)
- dividing line
- limitation
linda
- inflection of lindar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
linda
- feminine singular of lindo
linda
- inflection of lindar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀nda.
-linda (infinitive kulinda)
- to protect
Conjugation of -linda
|
Positive present
|
-nalinda
|
Subjunctive
|
-linde
|
Negative
|
-lindi
|
Imperative singular
|
linda
|
|
Infinitives
|
|
Imperatives
|
|
Tensed forms
|
Habitual
|
hulinda
|
Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lilinda
|
Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kulinda
|
|
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalinda)
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
1st person
|
ninalinda/nalinda
|
tunalinda
|
2nd person
|
unalinda
|
mnalinda
|
3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
analinda
|
wanalinda
|
other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nalinda
|
|
Negative present (negative subject concord + -lindi)
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
1st person
|
silindi
|
hatulindi
|
2nd person
|
hulindi
|
hamlindi
|
3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
halindi
|
hawalindi
|
other classes
|
negative subject concord + -lindi
|
|
Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -talinda
|
Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -talinda
|
|
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -linde)
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
1st person
|
nilinde
|
tulinde
|
2nd person
|
ulinde
|
mlinde
|
3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
alinde
|
walinde
|
other classes
|
positive subject concord + -linde
|
|
Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -silinde
|
Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngelinda
|
Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singelinda
|
Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalilinda
|
Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalilinda
|
|
|
Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -melinda
|
"Already"
|
positive subject concord + -meshalinda
|
"Not yet"
|
negative subject concord + -jalinda
|
"If/When"
|
positive subject concord + -kilinda
|
"If not"
|
positive subject concord + -sipolinda
|
Consecutive
|
kalinda / positive subject concord + -kalinda
|
Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kalinde
|
|
|
|
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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From Old Swedish linde, from Old Norse lindi (“belt; girdle; strap”), likely related to Proto-Germanic *linþaz.
linda (present lindar, preterite lindade, supine lindat, imperative linda)
- to wind; to turn coils around something
Conjugation of linda (weak)
linda c
- broad white cloth (particularly ones used for swaddling)
- (figurative) an early stage
kväva något i sin linda- stop something at an early stage
- (literally, “suffocate something in its swaddle”)
From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀nda.
-linda
- (intransitive) to wait
- (transitive) to wait for, await
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀nda.
-linda
- (intransitive) to wait
- (transitive) to wait for, await
- (transitive) to guard, watch over
Tone L
|
Infinitive
|
ukulinda
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
Infinitive
|
ukulinda
|
ukungalindi
|
|
Imperative
|
|
Simple
|
+ object concord
|
Singular
|
linda
|
-linde
|
Plural
|
lindani
|
-lindeni
|
|
Present
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyalinda, ngilinda
|
engilindayo, engilinda
|
ngilinda
|
angilindi
|
engingalindi
|
ngingalindi
|
2nd singular
|
uyalinda, ulinda
|
olindayo, olinda
|
ulinda
|
awulindi
|
ongalindi
|
ungalindi
|
1st plural
|
siyalinda, silinda
|
esilindayo, esilinda
|
silinda
|
asilindi
|
esingalindi
|
singalindi
|
2nd plural
|
niyalinda, nilinda
|
enilindayo, enilinda
|
nilinda
|
anilindi
|
eningalindi
|
ningalindi
|
Class 1
|
uyalinda, ulinda
|
olindayo, olinda
|
elinda
|
akalindi
|
ongalindi
|
engalindi
|
Class 2
|
bayalinda, balinda
|
abalindayo, abalinda
|
belinda
|
abalindi
|
abangalindi
|
bengalindi
|
Class 3
|
uyalinda, ulinda
|
olindayo, olinda
|
ulinda
|
awulindi
|
ongalindi
|
ungalindi
|
Class 4
|
iyalinda, ilinda
|
elindayo, elinda
|
ilinda
|
ayilindi
|
engalindi
|
ingalindi
|
Class 5
|
liyalinda, lilinda
|
elilindayo, elilinda
|
lilinda
|
alilindi
|
elingalindi
|
lingalindi
|
Class 6
|
ayalinda, alinda
|
alindayo, alinda
|
elinda
|
awalindi
|
angalindi
|
engalindi
|
Class 7
|
siyalinda, silinda
|
esilindayo, esilinda
|
silinda
|
asilindi
|
esingalindi
|
singalindi
|
Class 8
|
ziyalinda, zilinda
|
ezilindayo, ezilinda
|
zilinda
|
azilindi
|
ezingalindi
|
zingalindi
|
Class 9
|
iyalinda, ilinda
|
elindayo, elinda
|
ilinda
|
ayilindi
|
engalindi
|
ingalindi
|
Class 10
|
ziyalinda, zilinda
|
ezilindayo, ezilinda
|
zilinda
|
azilindi
|
ezingalindi
|
zingalindi
|
Class 11
|
luyalinda, lulinda
|
olulindayo, olulinda
|
lulinda
|
alulindi
|
olungalindi
|
lungalindi
|
Class 14
|
buyalinda, bulinda
|
obulindayo, obulinda
|
bulinda
|
abulindi
|
obungalindi
|
bungalindi
|
Class 15
|
kuyalinda, kulinda
|
okulindayo, okulinda
|
kulinda
|
akulindi
|
okungalindi
|
kungalindi
|
Class 17
|
kuyalinda, kulinda
|
okulindayo, okulinda
|
kulinda
|
akulindi
|
okungalindi
|
kungalindi
|
|
Recent past
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngilindile, ngilindē
|
engilindile, engilindē
|
ngilindile, ngilindē
|
angilindanga
|
engingalindanga
|
ngingalindanga
|
2nd singular
|
ulindile, ulindē
|
olindile, olindē
|
ulindile, ulindē
|
awulindanga
|
ongalindanga
|
ungalindanga
|
1st plural
|
silindile, silindē
|
esilindile, esilindē
|
silindile, silindē
|
asilindanga
|
esingalindanga
|
singalindanga
|
2nd plural
|
nilindile, nilindē
|
enilindile, enilindē
|
nilindile, nilindē
|
anilindanga
|
eningalindanga
|
ningalindanga
|
Class 1
|
ulindile, ulindē
|
olindile, olindē
|
elindile, elindē
|
akalindanga
|
ongalindanga
|
engalindanga
|
Class 2
|
balindile, balindē
|
abalindile, abalindē
|
belindile, belindē
|
abalindanga
|
abangalindanga
|
bengalindanga
|
Class 3
|
ulindile, ulindē
|
olindile, olindē
|
ulindile, ulindē
|
awulindanga
|
ongalindanga
|
ungalindanga
|
Class 4
|
ilindile, ilindē
|
elindile, elindē
|
ilindile, ilindē
|
ayilindanga
|
engalindanga
|
ingalindanga
|
Class 5
|
lilindile, lilindē
|
elilindile, elilindē
|
lilindile, lilindē
|
alilindanga
|
elingalindanga
|
lingalindanga
|
Class 6
|
alindile, alindē
|
alindile, alindē
|
elindile, elindē
|
awalindanga
|
angalindanga
|
engalindanga
|
Class 7
|
silindile, silindē
|
esilindile, esilindē
|
silindile, silindē
|
asilindanga
|
esingalindanga
|
singalindanga
|
Class 8
|
zilindile, zilindē
|
ezilindile, ezilindē
|
zilindile, zilindē
|
azilindanga
|
ezingalindanga
|
zingalindanga
|
Class 9
|
ilindile, ilindē
|
elindile, elindē
|
ilindile, ilindē
|
ayilindanga
|
engalindanga
|
ingalindanga
|
Class 10
|
zilindile, zilindē
|
ezilindile, ezilindē
|
zilindile, zilindē
|
azilindanga
|
ezingalindanga
|
zingalindanga
|
Class 11
|
lulindile, lulindē
|
olulindile, olulindē
|
lulindile, lulindē
|
alulindanga
|
olungalindanga
|
lungalindanga
|
Class 14
|
bulindile, bulindē
|
obulindile, obulindē
|
bulindile, bulindē
|
abulindanga
|
obungalindanga
|
bungalindanga
|
Class 15
|
kulindile, kulindē
|
okulindile, okulindē
|
kulindile, kulindē
|
akulindanga
|
okungalindanga
|
kungalindanga
|
Class 17
|
kulindile, kulindē
|
okulindile, okulindē
|
kulindile, kulindē
|
akulindanga
|
okungalindanga
|
kungalindanga
|
|
Remote past
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngālinda
|
engālinda
|
ngālinda
|
angilindanga
|
engingalindanga
|
ngingalindanga
|
2nd singular
|
wālinda
|
owālinda
|
wālinda
|
awulindanga
|
ongalindanga
|
ungalindanga
|
1st plural
|
sālinda
|
esālinda
|
sālinda
|
asilindanga
|
esingalindanga
|
singalindanga
|
2nd plural
|
nālinda
|
enālinda
|
nālinda
|
anilindanga
|
eningalindanga
|
ningalindanga
|
Class 1
|
wālinda
|
owālinda
|
ālinda
|
akalindanga
|
ongalindanga
|
engalindanga
|
Class 2
|
bālinda
|
abālinda
|
bālinda
|
abalindanga
|
abangalindanga
|
bengalindanga
|
Class 3
|
wālinda
|
owālinda
|
wālinda
|
awulindanga
|
ongalindanga
|
ungalindanga
|
Class 4
|
yālinda
|
eyālinda
|
yālinda
|
ayilindanga
|
engalindanga
|
ingalindanga
|
Class 5
|
lālinda
|
elālinda
|
lālinda
|
alilindanga
|
elingalindanga
|
lingalindanga
|
Class 6
|
ālinda
|
ālinda
|
ālinda
|
awalindanga
|
angalindanga
|
engalindanga
|
Class 7
|
sālinda
|
esālinda
|
sālinda
|
asilindanga
|
esingalindanga
|
singalindanga
|
Class 8
|
zālinda
|
ezālinda
|
zālinda
|
azilindanga
|
ezingalindanga
|
zingalindanga
|
Class 9
|
yālinda
|
eyālinda
|
yālinda
|
ayilindanga
|
engalindanga
|
ingalindanga
|
Class 10
|
zālinda
|
ezālinda
|
zālinda
|
azilindanga
|
ezingalindanga
|
zingalindanga
|
Class 11
|
lwālinda
|
olwālinda
|
lwālinda
|
alulindanga
|
olungalindanga
|
lungalindanga
|
Class 14
|
bālinda
|
obālinda
|
bālinda
|
abulindanga
|
obungalindanga
|
bungalindanga
|
Class 15
|
kwālinda
|
okwālinda
|
kwālinda
|
akulindanga
|
okungalindanga
|
kungalindanga
|
Class 17
|
kwālinda
|
okwālinda
|
kwālinda
|
akulindanga
|
okungalindanga
|
kungalindanga
|
|
Potential
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngingalinda
|
—
|
ngingalinda
|
ngingelinde
|
—
|
ngingelinde
|
2nd singular
|
ungalinda
|
—
|
ungalinda
|
ungelinde
|
—
|
ungelinde
|
1st plural
|
singalinda
|
—
|
singalinda
|
singelinde
|
—
|
singelinde
|
2nd plural
|
ningalinda
|
—
|
ningalinda
|
ningelinde
|
—
|
ningelinde
|
Class 1
|
angalinda
|
—
|
engalinda
|
angelinde
|
—
|
engelinde
|
Class 2
|
bangalinda
|
—
|
bengalinda
|
bangelinde
|
—
|
bengelinde
|
Class 3
|
ungalinda
|
—
|
ungalinda
|
ungelinde
|
—
|
ungelinde
|
Class 4
|
ingalinda
|
—
|
ingalinda
|
ingelinde
|
—
|
ingelinde
|
Class 5
|
lingalinda
|
—
|
lingalinda
|
lingelinde
|
—
|
lingelinde
|
Class 6
|
angalinda
|
—
|
engalinda
|
angelinde
|
—
|
engelinde
|
Class 7
|
singalinda
|
—
|
singalinda
|
singelinde
|
—
|
singelinde
|
Class 8
|
zingalinda
|
—
|
zingalinda
|
zingelinde
|
—
|
zingelinde
|
Class 9
|
ingalinda
|
—
|
ingalinda
|
ingelinde
|
—
|
ingelinde
|
Class 10
|
zingalinda
|
—
|
zingalinda
|
zingelinde
|
—
|
zingelinde
|
Class 11
|
lungalinda
|
—
|
lungalinda
|
lungelinde
|
—
|
lungelinde
|
Class 14
|
bungalinda
|
—
|
bungalinda
|
bungelinde
|
—
|
bungelinde
|
Class 15
|
kungalinda
|
—
|
kungalinda
|
kungelinde
|
—
|
kungelinde
|
Class 17
|
kungalinda
|
—
|
kungalinda
|
kungelinde
|
—
|
kungelinde
|
|
Immediate future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngizolinda
|
engizolinda
|
ngizolinda
|
angizulinda
|
engingezulinda
|
ngingezulinda
|
2nd singular
|
uzolinda
|
ozolinda
|
uzolinda
|
awuzulinda
|
ongezulinda
|
ungezulinda
|
1st plural
|
sizolinda
|
esizolinda
|
sizolinda
|
asizulinda
|
esingezulinda
|
singezulinda
|
2nd plural
|
nizolinda
|
enizolinda
|
nizolinda
|
anizulinda
|
eningezulinda
|
ningezulinda
|
Class 1
|
uzolinda
|
ozolinda
|
ezolinda
|
akazulinda
|
ongezulinda
|
engezulinda
|
Class 2
|
bazolinda
|
abazolinda
|
bezolinda
|
abazulinda
|
abangezulinda
|
bengezulinda
|
Class 3
|
uzolinda
|
ozolinda
|
uzolinda
|
awuzulinda
|
ongezulinda
|
ungezulinda
|
Class 4
|
izolinda
|
ezolinda
|
izolinda
|
ayizulinda
|
engezulinda
|
ingezulinda
|
Class 5
|
lizolinda
|
elizolinda
|
lizolinda
|
alizulinda
|
elingezulinda
|
lingezulinda
|
Class 6
|
azolinda
|
azolinda
|
ezolinda
|
awazulinda
|
angezulinda
|
engezulinda
|
Class 7
|
sizolinda
|
esizolinda
|
sizolinda
|
asizulinda
|
esingezulinda
|
singezulinda
|
Class 8
|
zizolinda
|
ezizolinda
|
zizolinda
|
azizulinda
|
ezingezulinda
|
zingezulinda
|
Class 9
|
izolinda
|
ezolinda
|
izolinda
|
ayizulinda
|
engezulinda
|
ingezulinda
|
Class 10
|
zizolinda
|
ezizolinda
|
zizolinda
|
azizulinda
|
ezingezulinda
|
zingezulinda
|
Class 11
|
luzolinda
|
oluzolinda
|
luzolinda
|
aluzulinda
|
olungezulinda
|
lungezulinda
|
Class 14
|
buzolinda
|
obuzolinda
|
buzolinda
|
abuzulinda
|
obungezulinda
|
bungezulinda
|
Class 15
|
kuzolinda
|
okuzolinda
|
kuzolinda
|
akuzulinda
|
okungezulinda
|
kungezulinda
|
Class 17
|
kuzolinda
|
okuzolinda
|
kuzolinda
|
akuzulinda
|
okungezulinda
|
kungezulinda
|
|
Remote future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyolinda
|
engiyolinda
|
ngiyolinda
|
angiyulinda
|
engingeyulinda
|
ngingeyulinda
|
2nd singular
|
uyolinda
|
oyolinda
|
uyolinda
|
awuyulinda
|
ongeyulinda
|
ungeyulinda
|
1st plural
|
siyolinda
|
esiyolinda
|
siyolinda
|
asiyulinda
|
esingeyulinda
|
singeyulinda
|
2nd plural
|
niyolinda
|
eniyolinda
|
niyolinda
|
aniyulinda
|
eningeyulinda
|
ningeyulinda
|
Class 1
|
uyolinda
|
oyolinda
|
eyolinda
|
akayulinda
|
ongeyulinda
|
engeyulinda
|
Class 2
|
bayolinda
|
abayolinda
|
beyolinda
|
abayulinda
|
abangeyulinda
|
bengeyulinda
|
Class 3
|
uyolinda
|
oyolinda
|
uyolinda
|
awuyulinda
|
ongeyulinda
|
ungeyulinda
|
Class 4
|
iyolinda
|
eyolinda
|
iyolinda
|
ayiyulinda
|
engeyulinda
|
ingeyulinda
|
Class 5
|
liyolinda
|
eliyolinda
|
liyolinda
|
aliyulinda
|
elingeyulinda
|
lingeyulinda
|
Class 6
|
ayolinda
|
ayolinda
|
eyolinda
|
awayulinda
|
angeyulinda
|
engeyulinda
|
Class 7
|
siyolinda
|
esiyolinda
|
siyolinda
|
asiyulinda
|
esingeyulinda
|
singeyulinda
|
Class 8
|
ziyolinda
|
eziyolinda
|
ziyolinda
|
aziyulinda
|
ezingeyulinda
|
zingeyulinda
|
Class 9
|
iyolinda
|
eyolinda
|
iyolinda
|
ayiyulinda
|
engeyulinda
|
ingeyulinda
|
Class 10
|
ziyolinda
|
eziyolinda
|
ziyolinda
|
aziyulinda
|
ezingeyulinda
|
zingeyulinda
|
Class 11
|
luyolinda
|
oluyolinda
|
luyolinda
|
aluyulinda
|
olungeyulinda
|
lungeyulinda
|
Class 14
|
buyolinda
|
obuyolinda
|
buyolinda
|
abuyulinda
|
obungeyulinda
|
bungeyulinda
|
Class 15
|
kuyolinda
|
okuyolinda
|
kuyolinda
|
akuyulinda
|
okungeyulinda
|
kungeyulinda
|
Class 17
|
kuyolinda
|
okuyolinda
|
kuyolinda
|
akuyulinda
|
okungeyulinda
|
kungeyulinda
|
|
Present subjunctive
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
1st singular
|
ngilinde
|
ngingalindi
|
2nd singular
|
ulinde
|
ungalindi
|
1st plural
|
silinde
|
singalindi
|
2nd plural
|
nilinde
|
ningalindi
|
Class 1
|
alinde
|
angalindi
|
Class 2
|
balinde
|
bangalindi
|
Class 3
|
ulinde
|
ungalindi
|
Class 4
|
ilinde
|
ingalindi
|
Class 5
|
lilinde
|
lingalindi
|
Class 6
|
alinde
|
angalindi
|
Class 7
|
silinde
|
singalindi
|
Class 8
|
zilinde
|
zingalindi
|
Class 9
|
ilinde
|
ingalindi
|
Class 10
|
zilinde
|
zingalindi
|
Class 11
|
lulinde
|
lungalindi
|
Class 14
|
bulinde
|
bungalindi
|
Class 15
|
kulinde
|
kungalindi
|
Class 17
|
kulinde
|
kungalindi
|
|
Past subjunctive
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
1st singular
|
ngalinda
|
ngangalinda, angalinda, angangalinda
|
2nd singular
|
walinda
|
wangalinda, awalinda, awangalinda
|
1st plural
|
salinda
|
sangalinda, asalinda, asangalinda
|
2nd plural
|
nalinda
|
nangalinda, analinda, anangalinda
|
Class 1
|
walinda
|
wangalinda, akalinda, akangalinda
|
Class 2
|
balinda
|
bangalinda, abalinda, abangalinda
|
Class 3
|
walinda
|
wangalinda, awalinda, awangalinda
|
Class 4
|
yalinda
|
yangalinda, ayalinda, ayangalinda
|
Class 5
|
lalinda
|
langalinda, alalinda, alangalinda
|
Class 6
|
alinda
|
angalinda, awalinda, awangalinda
|
Class 7
|
salinda
|
sangalinda, asalinda, asangalinda
|
Class 8
|
zalinda
|
zangalinda, azalinda, azangalinda
|
Class 9
|
yalinda
|
yangalinda, ayalinda, ayangalinda
|
Class 10
|
zalinda
|
zangalinda, azalinda, azangalinda
|
Class 11
|
lwalinda
|
lwangalinda, alwalinda, alwangalinda
|
Class 14
|
balinda
|
bangalinda, abalinda, abangalinda
|
Class 15
|
kwalinda
|
kwangalinda, akwalinda, akwangalinda
|
Class 17
|
kwalinda
|
kwangalinda, akwalinda, akwangalinda
|