# linda
## Cebuano
### Noun

linda
* (derogatory) Alternative letter-case form of Linda

### Anagrams

* Nilda

## Esperanto
### Etymology

From Portuguese lindo (“pretty”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈlinda]
* Rhymes: -inda
* Hyphenation: lin‧da

### Adjective

linda (accusative singular lindan, plural lindaj, accusative plural lindajn)
* (poetic) pretty
    Synonym: beleta
* (slang) cute
    Synonym: ĉarmeta

### References

* ↑ 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'!”

## Fanagalo
### Etymology

From Zulu -linda, from Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀nda.

### Verb

linda
* to wait

## Icelandic
### Noun

linda
* indefinite genitive plural of lind

### Noun

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

## Italian
### Adjective

linda f sg
* feminine singular of lindo

### Anagrams

* Landi, Naldi

## Old English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlin.dɑ/

### Noun

linda
* nominative/accusative/genitive plural of lind

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlĩ.dɐ/

### Etymology 1
#### Adjective

linda
* feminine singular of lindo

#### Noun

linda f (plural lindas)
* female equivalent of lindo
* (Brazil) cachaça

### Etymology 2

Deverbal from lindar.

#### Noun

linda f (plural lindas)
* dividing line
* limitation

### Etymology 3
#### Verb

linda
* inflection of lindar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### References

* “linda”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024

## Spanish
### Etymology 1
#### Adjective

linda
* feminine singular of lindo

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

linda
* inflection of lindar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Swahili
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀nda.

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Verb

-linda (infinitive kulinda)
* to protect

#### Conjugation

Conjugation of -linda :
| Positive present | -nalinda |
| Subjunctive | -linde |
| Negative | -lindi |
| Imperative singular | linda |
Infinitives :
| Positive | kulinda |
| Negative | kutolinda |
Imperatives :
| Singular | linda |
| Plural | lindeni |
Tensed forms :
| Habitual | hulinda |
| Positive past | positive subject concord + -lilinda |
| Negative past | negative subject concord + -kulinda |
| Positive future | positive subject concord + -talinda |
| Negative future | negative subject concord + -talinda |
| 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 |
Relative forms :
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information. :

#### Derived terms

* Verbal derivations:
** Applicative: -lindia
** Causative: -lindisha
** Passive: -lindwa
** Reciprocal: -lindana
** Stative: -lindika
* Nominal derivations:
** mlinzi
** ulinzi

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Old Swedish linde, from Old Norse lindi (“belt; girdle; strap”), likely related to Proto-Germanic *linþaz.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Verb

linda (present lindar, preterite lindade, supine lindat, imperative linda)
* to wind; to turn coils around something

#### Conjugation
### Noun

linda c
* broad white cloth (particularly ones used for swaddling)
* (figurative) an early stage
    kväva något i sin lindastop something at an early stage(literally, “suffocate something in its swaddle”)

#### Declension
### References

* linda in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* linda in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* linda in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
* linda in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
* linde in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L

### Anagrams

* i-land

## Xhosa
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀nda.

### Verb

-linda
* (intransitive) to wait
* (transitive) to wait for, await

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀nda.

### Verb

-linda
* (intransitive) to wait
* (transitive) to wait for, await
* (transitive) to guard, watch over

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukulinda |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukulinda | ukungalindi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | linda | -linde |
| Plural | lindani | -lindeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | 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 | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | 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 | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | 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 | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | 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 | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | 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 | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | 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 | 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 | 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 |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “linda”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “linda (6.3)”