# agenda
## English
### Etymology

From Latin agenda (“things that ought to be done”), future passive participle (gerundive) of agō (“I do, act, make”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /əˈd͡ʒɛn.də/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛndə

### Noun

agenda (plural agendas or (rare, proscribed) agendae)
* A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to.
    Synonyms: docket, tasklist, to-do list, worklist
    Coordinate terms: program, schedule
** 2012 July 18, Scott Tobias, “The Dark Knight Rises”, in AV Club‎, retrieved 2024-11-24:Where the Joker preys on our fears of random, irrational acts of terror, Bane has an all-consuming, dictatorial agenda that’s more stable and permanent, a New World Order that’s been planned out with the precision of a military coup.
* A list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting).
    Coordinate terms: program, schedule
* A notebook used to organize and maintain such plans or lists, an agenda book, an agenda planner.
** 2005, Linda Wilmshurst, Alan W. Brue, A Parent's Guide To Special Education: Insider Advice On How To Navigate The System And Help Your Child Succeed, →ISBN, page 145:A homework agenda, sometimes called a student planner, is a notebook often used to help your child keep track of daily homework assignments.
** 2011, Spencer Marc Aronfeld, Make It Your Own Law Firm: The Ultimate Law Student's Guide to Owning, Managing, and Marketing Your Own Successful Law Firm, AuthorHouse, page 12:It may be better to simply buy an agenda at the drug store for five dollars, but you need to keep this stuff accurate.
** 2011, David Campos, Rocio Delgado, Mary Esther Huerta, Reaching Out to Latino Families of English Language Learners, →ISBN, page 160:The children will use an agenda book that the school provides to organize their homework information. Before leaving for home, the children will neatly write their assignments and related directions in their agendas.
* An ulterior motive; a program of various such motives.
* (obsolete) A ritual.

#### Usage notes

The word agenda is the Latin plural of agendum, but in English the word agenda is usually taken as a singular, and agenda item or item on the agenda used for individual things in the list.

#### Derived terms

* agendaless
* agendapost
* agenda-setting
* hidden agenda
* non-agenda
* sunshine agenda
* vagenda

#### Descendants

* → Malay: agenda
* → Swahili: ajenda

#### Translations
### Noun

agenda
* (now rare) plural of agendum

## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin agenda, substantive use of the neuter plural of agendus (“which ought to be done”), future passive participle (gerundive) of agō (“to do, act, make”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [əˈʒen.də]
* IPA: (Valencia) [aˈd͡ʒen.da]

### Noun

agenda f (plural agendes)
* agenda; calendar (a list of planned events, organized by time)
* planner (a notebook in which one keeps notations of appointments and contacts)
* agenda (a list of planned items for discussion at a meeting)
* (economics) a list of planned projects that are to be done as funds become available

#### Hyponyms

* (a list of planned events, organized by time): calendari (“a list of planned events for a given year”)

## Danish
### Etymology

From Latin agenda.

### Noun

agenda c (singular definite agendaen, plural indefinite agendaer)
* (rare) a notebook, calendar
* (rare) agenda
    Synonym: dagsorden

#### Inflection
### References

* “agenda” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Etymology

From Middle Dutch agendaboec, itself from Latin agenda (“things which ought to be done”) (from the verb agō (“act, do”)) + boec (“book”) (modern Dutch boek).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɑˈɣɛn.daː/, /aːˈɣɛn.daː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: agen‧da
* Rhymes: -ɛndaː

### Noun

agenda m (plural agenda's, diminutive agendaatje n)
* a calendar (book), a diary, a booklet or other device where one notes down one’s schedule, appointments etc.
    Synonym: dagwijzer
* an agenda (list of matters at a meeting)

#### Derived terms

* agendaseks
* schoolagenda

#### Descendants

* Afrikaans: agenda
* → Indonesian: agenda
* → Papiamentu: agènda

### See also

* kalender

### Anagrams

* gaande, gedaan

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Latin agenda.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑɡendɑ/, [ˈɑ̝ɡe̞ndɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑɡendɑ
* Hyphenation: agen‧da

### Noun

agenda
* An agenda

#### Declension

Possessive forms of agenda (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
agendani
agendani
accusative
nom.
agendani
agendani
gen.
agendani
genitive
agendani
agendoideni agendoitteni agendojeni agendaini $^{rare}$
partitive
agendaani
agendoitani agendojani
inessive
agendassani
agendoissani
elative
agendastani
agendoistani
illative
agendaani
agendoihini
adessive
agendallani
agendoillani
ablative
agendaltani
agendoiltani
allative
agendalleni
agendoilleni
essive
agendanani
agendoinani
translative
agendakseni
agendoikseni
abessive
agendattani
agendoittani
instructive
comitative
—agendoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
agendasi
agendasi
accusative
nom.
agendasi
agendasi
gen.
agendasi
genitive
agendasi
agendoidesi agendoittesi agendojesi agendaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
agendaasi
agendoitasi agendojasi
inessive
agendassasi
agendoissasi
elative
agendastasi
agendoistasi
illative
agendaasi
agendoihisi
adessive
agendallasi
agendoillasi
ablative
agendaltasi
agendoiltasi
allative
agendallesi
agendoillesi
essive
agendanasi
agendoinasi
translative
agendaksesi
agendoiksesi
abessive
agendattasi
agendoittasi
instructive
comitative
—agendoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
agendamme
agendamme
accusative
nom.
agendamme
agendamme
gen.
agendamme
genitive
agendamme
agendoidemme agendoittemme agendojemme agendaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
agendaamme
agendoitamme agendojamme
inessive
agendassamme
agendoissamme
elative
agendastamme
agendoistamme
illative
agendaamme
agendoihimme
adessive
agendallamme
agendoillamme
ablative
agendaltamme
agendoiltamme
allative
agendallemme
agendoillemme
essive
agendanamme
agendoinamme
translative
agendaksemme
agendoiksemme
abessive
agendattamme
agendoittamme
instructive
comitative
—agendoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
agendanne
agendanne
accusative
nom.
agendanne
agendanne
gen.
agendanne
genitive
agendanne
agendoidenne agendoittenne agendojenne agendainne $^{rare}$
partitive
agendaanne
agendoitanne agendojanne
inessive
agendassanne
agendoissanne
elative
agendastanne
agendoistanne
illative
agendaanne
agendoihinne
adessive
agendallanne
agendoillanne
ablative
agendaltanne
agendoiltanne
allative
agendallenne
agendoillenne
essive
agendananne
agendoinanne
translative
agendaksenne
agendoiksenne
abessive
agendattanne
agendoittanne
instructive
comitative
—agendoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
agendansa
agendansa
accusative
nom.
agendansa
agendansa
gen.
agendansa
genitive
agendansa
agendoidensa agendoittensa agendojensa agendainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
agendaansa
agendoitaan agendojaan agendoitansa agendojansa
inessive
agendassaan agendassansa
agendoissaan agendoissansa
elative
agendastaan agendastansa
agendoistaan agendoistansa
illative
agendaansa
agendoihinsa
adessive
agendallaan agendallansa
agendoillaan agendoillansa
ablative
agendaltaan agendaltansa
agendoiltaan agendoiltansa
allative
agendalleen agendallensa
agendoilleen agendoillensa
essive
agendanaan agendanansa
agendoinaan agendoinansa
translative
agendakseen agendaksensa
agendoikseen agendoiksensa
abessive
agendattaan agendattansa
agendoittaan agendoittansa
instructive
comitative
—agendoineen agendoinensa :

### Further reading

* “agenda”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin agenda, substantive use of the neuter plural of agendus (“which ought to be done”), future passive participle (gerundive) of agō (“to do, act, make”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a.ʒɛ̃.da/, (regional) /a.ʒɑ̃.da/
* Audio:(file)
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

agenda m (plural agendas)
* organiser, appointment book, engagement book

#### Derived terms

* agenda de ministre

#### Descendants

* → Turkish: ajanda

### Further reading

* “agenda”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch agenda, from Latin agenda (“things that ought to be done”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈaɡɛn.da]
* Rhymes: -da, -a
* Hyphenation: agèn‧da

### Noun

agènda (plural agenda-agenda)
* agenda:
** A notebook used to organize and maintain such plans or lists, an agenda book, an agenda planner.
** A list of matters to be taken up.
    Synonym: acara

#### Derived terms

* beragenda
* diagendakan
* mengagendakan
* pengagenda
* pengagendaan
* seagenda
* teragendakan
* agenda kegiatan
* agenda nasional
* agenda politik
* agenda prioritas
* agenda strategis
* agenda tahunan
* agenda utama

### Further reading

* “agenda” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈd͡ʒɛn.da/
* Rhymes: -ɛnda
* Hyphenation: a‧gèn‧da

### Noun

agenda f (plural agende, diminutive agendìna)
* diary
* planner (notebook)
    Synonym: taccuino
* (figurative) agenda

## Kashubian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Polish agenda.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈɡɛn.da/
* Rhymes: -ɛnda
* Syllabification: a‧gen‧da

### Noun

agenda f (related adjective agencyjny)
* agenda, schedule (lists of tasks one must do)
    Synonym: notatnik

### References

* Jan Trepczyk (1994) “agenda”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
* Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “agenda”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎
* “agenda”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

## Latin
### Participle

agenda
* inflection of agendus:
** nominative/vocative feminine singular
** nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

### Participle

agendā
* ablative feminine singular of agendus

### References

* "agenda", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

## Malay
### Etymology

From English agenda.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard) IPA: [a.ɡen.da]
* (Johor-Riau) IPA: [ä.d͡ʒen.dä]

### Noun

agenda (Jawi spelling اݢيندا, plural agenda-agenda, informal 1st possessive agendaku, 2nd possessive agendamu, 3rd possessive agendanya)
* agenda.

#### Further reading

* “agenda” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Latin agenda (“what ought to be done”).

### Noun

agenda m (definite singular agendaen, indefinite plural agendaer, definite plural agendaene)
* an agenda

### References

* “agenda” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Latin agenda (“what ought to be done”).

### Noun

agenda m (definite singular agendaen, indefinite plural agendaer or agendaar, definite plural agendaene or agendaane)
* an agenda

### References

* “agenda” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Alternative forms

* ajenda (Middle Polish)

### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin agenda/agendum/agendus. First attested in 1560.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈɡɛn.da/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛnda
* Syllabification: a‧gen‧da

### Noun

agenda f (diminutive agendka)
* branch, department (of a company or organization)
    Synonyms: filia, oddział
* agenda, schedule (lists of tasks one must do) [from mid-18th c.]
    Synonym: terminarz
* agenda, schedule (lists tasks of for a meeting)
* agenda (small notebook)
* (obsolete, Christianity) Christian prayer book [16th–19th c.]
    agenda liturgiczna ― a liturgical prayer book

#### Related terms

* agencyjny
* agenturalny
* agenturowy
* agencyjnie
* agenturalnie
* agenciak
* agencik
* agencja
* agens
* agent
* agentka
* agentura
* agenturalność
* agenturka

#### Collocations

* (of a company or organization):
** agenda rządowa/rządu ― a government department
** wyspecjalizowana agenda ― a specialized department
** lokalna agenda/agenda terenowa ― a local department
** agenda państwowa/państwa ― a state-run department
** agenda zajmująca się czymś ― a department dealing with something
** specjalistyczna agenda ― a specialist department
** rozmaite agendy ― various department
** agenda podległa/podporządkowana ― a department under something
** agenda pozarządowa ― a non-governmental department
** międzynarodowa agenda ― an international department
** agenda odpowiedzialna za coś ― a department responsible for something
** ministerialna agenda/agenda ministra/ministerstwa ― a departmental branch
** powiatowa agenda/agenda powiatu ― a county department
** marszałkowska agenda ― a marshal’s department
** agendy założone gdzieś ― departments set up somewhere
** agenda wojewódzka ― a voivodeship department
** agenda administracyjna/administracji ― an administration department
** powołana agenda ― an established department
** agenda zewnętrzna ― an internal department
** miejska agenda ― a city department
** federalna agenda ― a federal department
** samorządowa agenda/agenda samorządu ― a self-governing department
** regionalna agenda ― a regional department
** gminna agenda/agenda gminy ― a municipal department
** agenda starostwa ― a starost department
** pracownik/pracownica agendy ― a department worker/employee
** agenda urzędu/agenda urzędów ― a department of bureaus
** szef agendy ― the boss of a department
** założenia agendy ― establishing of a department
** funkcjonariusz agendy ― department functionary
** utworzenie agendy ― creating a department
** urzędnik agendy ― a department official'
** działalność agendy ― department activity
** funkcjonowania agendy ― the functions of department
** agenda zarządu ― an administration department
** agenda organu ― the department of an organ
** agenda służby ― a (military) service department
** agenda stowarzyszenia ― the department of an association
** agenda gospodarcza ― an economic department
** oficjalna agenda ― an official department
** agenda wojskowa ― a military department
** agenda związana z czymś ― a department related with something
** sieć agend ― a network of departments
** krajowa agenda ― a domestic department
** finansowa agenda ― a financial department
** turystyczna agenda ― a tourist department
** zagraniczna agenda ― a foreign department
** agenda kancelarii ― a registrar's office
** kierownik agendy ― the leader of a department
** agenda skarbu ― a treasury department
** zalecenia agendy ― a department's recomendation/guidelines
** agenda wywiadu ― a department of intelligence
** agenda biblioteki ― a library department
** przedstawiciel agendy ― a department representative
** agenda banku ― a bank department
** działania agendy ― an department's activity
** prowadzić agendę ― to lead a department
* (lists of tasks):
** w ramach agendy ― on an agenda
** unijna agenda/agenda unii ― a union agenda
** poszczególna agenda ― the respective agenda
** szczegółowa agenda ― a detailed agenda
** tajna agenda ― a secretagenda
** propagandowa agenda ― a propagandist agenda
** ukryta agenda ― a hidden agenda
** agenda prywatyzacyjna ― a privatization agenda
** specjalna agenda ― a special agenda
** cyfrowa agenda ― a digital agenda
** studencka agenda ― a student’s agenda
** polityczna agenda ― a political agenda
** liczne agendy ― numerous agendas
** nowa agenda ― a new agenda
** socjalna agenda/agenda społeczna ― a social agenda
** wspólna agenda ― a common agenda
** stała agenda ― a fixed agenda
** agenda organizacji ― an organization’s agenda
** wdrażanie/realizacja agendy ― implementation of an agenda
** agenda instytucji ― an institution’s agenda
** agenda fundacji ― a foundation's agenda
** agenda departamentu ― a department's agenda
** agenda spotkania ― the agenda of a meeting
** agenda konferencji ― the agenda of a conference
** agenda przedsiębiorstwa ― a business' agenda
** agenda kościoła ― a church’s agenda
** agenda imprezy ― a party’s agenda
** punkt agendy ― a point on an agenda
** ustalić agendę ― to determe/set an agenda
** przyjąć agendę ― to adopt/embrace an agenda

### References

* 1 2 Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “ajenda”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
* 1 2 Teresa Sokołowska (25.09.2014) “AGENDA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
* ↑ agenda in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

### Further reading

* agenda in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* agenda in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “agienda”, in Słownik języka polskiego
* Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “agenda”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /aˈʒẽ.dɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /aˈʒẽ.dɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /aˈʒẽ.da/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐˈʒẽ.dɐ/
* Rhymes: -ẽdɐ
* Hyphenation: a‧gen‧da

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin agenda.

#### Noun

agenda f (plural agendas)
* schedule (time-based plan of events)
* agenda (booklet where a schedule is kept)
* planner (a personal phone book)

##### Related terms

* agendar, agendamento

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

agenda
* inflection of agendar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈxenda/ [aˈxẽn̪.d̪a]
* Audio (Venezuela):(file)
* Rhymes: -enda
* Syllabification: a‧gen‧da

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin agenda, substantive use of the neuter plural of agendus (“which ought to be done”), future passive participle (gerundive) of agō (“to do, to act, to make”).

#### Noun

agenda f (plural agendas)
* agenda, planner (notebook)
* agenda (list of matters to be taken up)

##### Derived terms

* agenda de direcciones
* agenda oculta
* agendar

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

agenda
* inflection of agendar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “agenda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swahili
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Noun

agenda class IX (plural agenda class X)
* Alternative form of ajenda

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Latin agenda (“what ought to be done”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈɡɛnːˌda/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

agenda c
* an agenda

#### Usage notes

* The agenda for a meeting is normally called dagordning. The word agenda is more often used in the abstract sense of somebody's "political agenda".

#### Declension
### Anagrams

* agande