# legenda
## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈlɛɡɛnda]

### Noun

legenda f
* legend (story)

#### Related terms

* See lekce
* legendární

### Further reading

* “legenda”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “legenda”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

legenda c (plural legenda's, diminutive legendaatje n)
* (cartography) legend (key to symbols and colour codes on a map)
    Synonym: kaartlegenda

### Anagrams

* geladen

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Medieval Latin legenda.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈleɡendɑ/, [ˈle̞ɡe̞ndɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -eɡendɑ
* Hyphenation: le‧gen‧da

### Noun

legenda
* legend

#### Declension

Possessive forms of legenda (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
legendani
legendani
accusative
nom.
legendani
legendani
gen.
legendani
genitive
legendani
legendoideni legendoitteni legendojeni legendaini $^{rare}$
partitive
legendaani
legendoitani legendojani
inessive
legendassani
legendoissani
elative
legendastani
legendoistani
illative
legendaani
legendoihini
adessive
legendallani
legendoillani
ablative
legendaltani
legendoiltani
allative
legendalleni
legendoilleni
essive
legendanani
legendoinani
translative
legendakseni
legendoikseni
abessive
legendattani
legendoittani
instructive
comitative
—legendoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
legendasi
legendasi
accusative
nom.
legendasi
legendasi
gen.
legendasi
genitive
legendasi
legendoidesi legendoittesi legendojesi legendaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
legendaasi
legendoitasi legendojasi
inessive
legendassasi
legendoissasi
elative
legendastasi
legendoistasi
illative
legendaasi
legendoihisi
adessive
legendallasi
legendoillasi
ablative
legendaltasi
legendoiltasi
allative
legendallesi
legendoillesi
essive
legendanasi
legendoinasi
translative
legendaksesi
legendoiksesi
abessive
legendattasi
legendoittasi
instructive
comitative
—legendoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
legendamme
legendamme
accusative
nom.
legendamme
legendamme
gen.
legendamme
genitive
legendamme
legendoidemme legendoittemme legendojemme legendaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
legendaamme
legendoitamme legendojamme
inessive
legendassamme
legendoissamme
elative
legendastamme
legendoistamme
illative
legendaamme
legendoihimme
adessive
legendallamme
legendoillamme
ablative
legendaltamme
legendoiltamme
allative
legendallemme
legendoillemme
essive
legendanamme
legendoinamme
translative
legendaksemme
legendoiksemme
abessive
legendattamme
legendoittamme
instructive
comitative
—legendoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
legendanne
legendanne
accusative
nom.
legendanne
legendanne
gen.
legendanne
genitive
legendanne
legendoidenne legendoittenne legendojenne legendainne $^{rare}$
partitive
legendaanne
legendoitanne legendojanne
inessive
legendassanne
legendoissanne
elative
legendastanne
legendoistanne
illative
legendaanne
legendoihinne
adessive
legendallanne
legendoillanne
ablative
legendaltanne
legendoiltanne
allative
legendallenne
legendoillenne
essive
legendananne
legendoinanne
translative
legendaksenne
legendoiksenne
abessive
legendattanne
legendoittanne
instructive
comitative
—legendoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
legendansa
legendansa
accusative
nom.
legendansa
legendansa
gen.
legendansa
genitive
legendansa
legendoidensa legendoittensa legendojensa legendainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
legendaansa
legendoitaan legendojaan legendoitansa legendojansa
inessive
legendassaan legendassansa
legendoissaan legendoissansa
elative
legendastaan legendastansa
legendoistaan legendoistansa
illative
legendaansa
legendoihinsa
adessive
legendallaan legendallansa
legendoillaan legendoillansa
ablative
legendaltaan legendaltansa
legendoiltaan legendoiltansa
allative
legendalleen legendallensa
legendoilleen legendoillensa
essive
legendanaan legendanansa
legendoinaan legendoinansa
translative
legendakseen legendaksensa
legendoikseen legendoiksensa
abessive
legendattaan legendattansa
legendoittaan legendoittansa
instructive
comitative
—legendoineen legendoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* kaupunkilegenda
* urbaanilegenda

#### Related terms

* legendaarinen

### Further reading

* “legenda”, 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

## Hungarian
### Etymology

From Latin legenda.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈlɛɡɛndɒ]
* Hyphenation: le‧gen‧da
* Rhymes: -dɒ

### Noun

legenda (plural legendák)
* legend (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
* legend (person of extraordinary accomplishment)

#### Declension
### References

* ↑ legenda in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)

### Further reading

* legenda in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch legende.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ləˈɡɛnda/ [ləˈɡɛn.da]
* Rhymes: -ɛnda
* Syllabification: le‧gen‧da

### Noun

lêgènda (plural legenda-legenda)
* legend
** an unrealistic story depicting past events.
** a person related to a legend or legends.
** (cartography) a key to the symbols and color codes on a map, chart, etc.
    Synonym: keterangan
* story

#### Synonyms

* (legend, story): kanda, dongeng, kisah

#### Derived terms

* melegenda

### Further reading

* “legenda” 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.

## Ingrian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian легенда (legenda).

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈleɡendɑ/, [ˈlʲe̞ɡe̞nd]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈleɡendɑ/, [ˈle̞ɡ̊e̞nd̥ɑ]
* Rhymes: -eɡend, -eɡendɑ
* Hyphenation: le‧gen‧da

### Noun

legenda
* legend
** 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. J. Molotsova, Loonnontiito oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 102:Mut kaik neet legendat ollaa, tiijetyst, duumattuja.But all these legends are, as we know, made up.

#### Declension
## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /leˈd͡ʒɛn.da/
* Rhymes: -ɛnda
* Hyphenation: le‧gèn‧da

### Noun

legenda f (plural legende)
* legend (text)
* key (to a diagram etc.)

### See also

* leggenda

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /leˈɡen.da/, [ɫ̪ɛˈɡɛn̪d̪ä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /leˈd͡ʒen.da/, [leˈd͡ʒɛn̪d̪ä]

### Noun

legenda f (genitive legendae); first declension
* (Medieval Latin) legend

#### Declension

First-declension noun.

### Participle

legenda
* inflection of legendus:
** nominative/vocative feminine singular
** nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

### Participle

legendā
* ablative feminine singular of legendus

### References

* "legenda", 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)
* legenda in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

legenda f
* definite singular of legende

## Polish
### Etymology

Internationalism; compare English legend, French légende, German Legende, ultimately from Medieval Latin legenda.

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

legenda f (related adjective legendowy)
* legend (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
    Hypernym: opowieść
* legend (story in which a kernel of truth is embellished to an unlikely degree)
    Synonym: mit
* legend (person with legend-like qualities, such as extraordinary accomplishment)
    Synonym: żywa legenda
* (cartography) legend (key to the symbols and color codes on a map, chart, etc.)
    Hypernym: objaśnienie
* (heraldry) legend (inscription, motto, or title, especially one surrounding the field in a medal or coin, or placed upon a heraldic shield or beneath an engraving or illustration)
* legend (instrumental piece of lyrical character, similar to a ballad)
* (espionage, slang) legend (fabricated backstory for a spy, with associated documents and records)

#### Derived terms

* legenda miejska
* legenda z mchu i paproci
* legendarz
* legendotwórstwo
* legendysta
* legendyzm
* legendziarz
* legendzista
* żywa legenda

#### Related terms

* legendarny
* legendarnie
* legendarium
* legendarność

### Further reading

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

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /leˈʒẽ.dɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /leˈʒẽ.dɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /leˈʒẽ.da/
* (Portugal) IPA: /lɨˈʒẽ.dɐ/
* Rhymes: -ẽdɐ
* Hyphenation: le‧gen‧da

### Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin legenda. Doublet of lenda.

#### Noun

legenda f (plural legendas)
* (film, television, often in plural) subtitle(s) (textual versions of film dialogue)
* caption (title or brief explanation attached to an illustration or cartoon)
* key, legend (textual description of symbols and/or colour codes on a map or graph)

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

legenda
* inflection of legendar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### References

* ↑ “legenda”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* ↑ “legenda”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lěɡeːnda/
* Hyphenation: le‧gen‧da

### Noun

lègēnda f (Cyrillic spelling лѐге̄нда)
* legend (story, person or on a map)