anza

See also: Anza, -anza, anẓā, and 𐌰𐌽𐌶𐌰

Cimbrian

Noun

anza f (plural anzen)

1. (Sette Comuni) small snake

   De snaidaren is khènt gahékhet bónnara anzen.

   The seamstress was bitten by a small snake.

Declension

Declension of anza – 6th declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	an	de	anza	de	anzen
accusative	an	de	anza	de	anzen
dative	anara	dar	anzen	in	anzen

References

• “anza” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Gothic

Romanization

anza

1. Romanization of 𐌰𐌽𐌶𐌰

Icelandic

Etymology

From anz (“answer”) and -a (“turns nouns into verbs”).. Literally meaning "to answer".

Verb

anza

1. Obsolete spelling of ansa

Old Norse

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈantsa/

Verb

anza

1. (transitive, with dative) to heed, to take notice of
2. (with til + genitive) to answer, to reply to

Conjugation

Conjugation of anza — active (weak class 2)

infinitive	anza
present participle	anzandi
past participle	anzaðr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	anza	anzaða
2nd-person singular	anzar	anzaðir
3rd-person singular	anzar	anzaði
1st-person plural	ǫnzum	ǫnzuðum
2nd-person plural	anzið	ǫnzuðuð
3rd-person plural	anza	ǫnzuðu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	anza	anzaða
2nd-person singular	anzir	anzaðir
3rd-person singular	anzi	anzaði
1st-person plural	anzim	anzaðim
2nd-person plural	anzið	anzaðið
3rd-person plural	anzi	anzaði
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	anza
1st-person plural	ǫnzum
2nd-person plural	anzið

Conjugation of anza — mediopassive (weak class 2)

infinitive	anzask
present participle	anzandisk
past participle	anzazk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	ǫnzumk	ǫnzuðumk
2nd-person singular	anzask	anzaðisk
3rd-person singular	anzask	anzaðisk
1st-person plural	ǫnzumsk	ǫnzuðumsk
2nd-person plural	anzizk	ǫnzuðuzk
3rd-person plural	anzask	ǫnzuðusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	ǫnzumk	ǫnzuðumk
2nd-person singular	anzisk	anzaðisk
3rd-person singular	anzisk	anzaðisk
1st-person plural	anzimsk	anzaðimsk
2nd-person plural	anzizk	anzaðizk
3rd-person plural	anzisk	anzaðisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	anzask
1st-person plural	ǫnzumsk
2nd-person plural	anzizk

Descendants

• Icelandic: ansa

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
• “anza” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen
• “anza”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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Verb

-anza (infinitive kwanza)

1. to begin

Usage notes

The phrasing -a kwanza usually means "first", literally "of the beginning".

Conjugation

Conjugation of -anza
Positive present -nakwanza Subjunctive -anze Negative -anzi Imperative singular kuanza
Infinitives
Positive kwanza kuanza Negative kutokuanza
Imperatives
Singular kuanza Plural kuanzeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huanza Positive past positive subject concord + -likwanza Negative past negative subject concord + -kuanza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakwanza) Singular Plural 1st person ninakwanza/nakwanza tunakwanza 2nd person unakwanza mnakwanza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakwanza wanakwanza other classes positive subject concord + -nakwanza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -anzi) Singular Plural 1st person sianzi hatuanzi 2nd person huanzi hamwanzi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haanzi hawaanzi other classes negative subject concord + -anzi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takwanza Negative future negative subject concord + -takwanza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -anze) Singular Plural 1st person nianze tuanze 2nd person uanze mwanze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aanze waanze other classes positive subject concord + -anze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sianze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekwanza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekwanza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikwanza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikwanza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aanza) Singular Plural 1st person naanza twaanza 2nd person waanza mwaanza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aanza waanza m-mi(III/IV) waanza yaanza ji-ma(V/VI) laanza yaanza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaanza vyaanza n(IX/X) yaanza zaanza u(XI) waanza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaanza pa(XVI) paanza mu(XVIII) mwaanza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekwanza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakwanza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaanza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kianza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokwanza Consecutive kaanza / positive subject concord + -kaanza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaanze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nianza -tuanza 2nd person -kuanza -waanza/-kuanzeni/-waanzeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwanza -waanza m-mi(III/IV) -uanza -ianza ji-ma(V/VI) -lianza -yaanza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kianza -vianza n(IX/X) -ianza -zianza u(XI) -uanza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuanza pa(XVI) -paanza mu(XVIII) -muanza Reflexive -jianza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -anza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -anzaye -anzao m-mi(III/IV) -anzao -anzayo ji-ma(V/VI) -anzalo -anzayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -anzacho -anzavyo n(IX/X) -anzayo -anzazo u(XI) -anzao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -anzako pa(XVI) -anzapo mu(XVIII) -anzamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kwanza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekwanza -okwanza m-mi(III/IV) -okwanza -yokwanza ji-ma(V/VI) -lokwanza -yokwanza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokwanza -vyokwanza n(IX/X) -yokwanza -zokwanza u(XI) -okwanza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokwanza pa(XVI) -pokwanza mu(XVIII) -mokwanza
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: -anzia (“to emanate”)
  • Causative: -anzisha
  • Passive: -anzwa (“to be started”)

• Nominal derivations:
  • mwanzo