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fender

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Etymology edit

fend +‎ -er

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

fender (plural fenders)

  1. (US) panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
    Synonyms: (Australian) guard, (British) wheel arch, (British) wing
    Hyponym: (rear fender) quarter panel
  2. (US) a shield, usually of plastic or metal, on a bicycle that protects the rider from mud or water
    Synonym: (British) mudguard
  3. (nautical) any shaped cushion-like object normally made from polymers, rubber or wood that is placed along the sides of a boat to prevent damage when moored alongside another vessel or jetty, or when using a lock, etc. Modern variations are cylindrical although older wooden version and rubbing strips can still be found; old tyres are used as a cheap substitute
  4. a low metal framework in front of a fireplace, intended to catch hot coals, soot, and ash
    • 1907, E.M. Forster, The Longest Journey, Part I, I [Uniform ed., p. 12]:
      Now and then he would make a motion with his feet as if he were running quickly backward upstairs, and would tread on the edge of the fender, so that the fire-irons went flying and the buttered-bun dishes crashed against each other in the hearth.
    • 1941 August, C. Hamilton Ellis, “The English Station”, in Railway Magazine, page 357:
      Our solid, shiny chairs, our immense, dingy sofas, our heavy mahogany tables and our cast-iron fenders, often bearing the initials of long-dead railway companies, likewise our plaster walls of chocolate and duck-egg green and our hissing gasoliers have their roots deep in our national history.

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Verb edit

fender (third-person singular simple present fenders, present participle fendering, simple past and past participle fendered)

  1. (nautical) To use fenders to protect the side of a boat

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  •  
    the fenders on this car are highlighted red
  •  
    the fender on the rear wheel of a bicycle
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    the fender on the side of a boat
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    a fireplace with the fender highlighted in false colour

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Verb edit

fender (first-person singular indicative present fendo, past participle fendíu)

  1. to split; to shatter
  2. to open up
    ¡Fiéndome al oyer la to estoria!
    I get a chill down my spine when I hear your story!
  3. to chill; to send a chill down someone's spine

Galician edit

Etymology edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese fender (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin findere, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”). Cognate with Portuguese fender and Spanish hendir.

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Verb edit

fender (first-person singular present fendo, first-person singular preterite fendín, past participle fendido)

  1. to split, cleave, rip
    • 1370, Ramón Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 426:
      Et tal colpe lle deu per meo do escudo que logo llo fendeu de çima ata fondo
      And he so hardly stroke his [enemy's] shield by the middle that at the moment he split it, from top to bottom
    • 1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Tratado de Albeitaria, Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 89:
      Quando as ditas llandoas creçeren asy como Nozes, ou mais ou menos, traua dellas llogo et apretaas et fendeas ao llongo con canyuete agudo
      when these growths become big as nuts, give or take, grab them readily and squeeze them and cut them open lengthwise with a sharp knife
  2. to crack
  3. to separate
  4. to break through

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of fender
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti) 		Third-person
(el / ela / Vde.) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal fender
Personal fender fenderes fender fendermos fenderdes fenderen
Gerund
fendendo
Past participle
Masculine fendido fendidos
Feminine fendida fendidas
Indicative
Present fendo fendes fende fendemos fendedes fenden
Imperfect fendía fendías fendía fendiamos fendiades fendían
Preterite fendín fendiches fendeu fendemos fendestes fenderon
Pluperfect fendera fenderas fendera fenderamos fenderades fenderan
Future fenderei fenderás fenderá fenderemos fenderedes fenderán
Conditional fendería fenderías fendería fenderiamos fenderiades fenderían
Subjunctive
Present fenda fendas fenda fendamos fendades fendan
Imperfect fendese fendeses fendese fendésemos fendésedes fendesen
Future fender fenderes fender fendermos fenderdes fenderen
Imperative
Affirmative fende fenda fendamos fendede fendan
Negative (non) non fendas non fenda non fendamos non fendades non fendan
    Reintegrated conjugation of fender (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti / tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal fender
Personal fender fenderes fender fendermos fenderdes fenderem
Gerund
fendendo
Past participle
Masculine fendido fendidos
Feminine fendida fendidas
Indicative
Present fendo fendes fende fendemos fendedes, fendeis fendem
Imperfect fendia fendias fendia fendíamos fendíades, fendíeis, fendíais1 fendiam
Preterite fendim, fendi fendeste, fendeche1 fendeu fendemos fendestes fendêrom, fenderam
Pluperfect fendera fenderas fendera fendêramos fendêrades, fendêreis, fendêrais1 fenderam
Future fenderei fenderás fenderá fenderemos fenderedes, fendereis fenderám, fenderão
Conditional fenderia fenderias fenderia fenderíamos fenderíades, fenderíeis, fenderíais1 fenderiam
Subjunctive
Present fenda fendas fenda fendamos fendades, fendais fendam
Imperfect fendesse fendesses fendesse fendêssemos fendêssedes, fendêsseis fendessem
Future fender fenderes fender fendermos fenderdes fenderem
Imperative
Affirmative fende fenda fendamos fendede, fendei fendam
Negative (nom) nom fendas nom fenda nom fendamos nom fendades, nom fendais nom fendam

1Less recommended.

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References edit

  • “fender” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “fender” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • “fender” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “fender” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “fender” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Norwegian Bokmål edit

 
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Etymology edit

From English fender.

Noun edit

fender m (definite singular fenderen, indefinite plural fendere or fendre or fendrer, definite plural fenderne or fendrene)

  1. (nautical) a fender

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

 
Kai (eller bryggje) ved eit fiskebruk i Vardø. Gamle traktordekk vert ofte, slik som her, hengt opp langs kaisida som fenderar mellom skutesida og kaia. (old tractor tyres used as fenders)

Etymology edit

From English fender.

Noun edit

fender m (definite singular fenderen, indefinite plural fenderar, definite plural fenderane)

  1. (nautical) a fender

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Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From Latin findere, from Proto-Italic *findō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”).

Pronunciation edit

 
 

  • Hyphenation: fen‧der

Verb edit

fender (first-person singular present fendo, first-person singular preterite fendi, past participle fendido)

  1. to split, cleave, rip
  2. to crack
  3. to separate

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of fender (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal fender
Personal fender fenderes fender fendermos fenderdes fenderem
Gerund
fendendo
Past participle
Masculine fendido fendidos
Feminine fendida fendidas
Indicative
Present fendo fendes fende fendemos fendeis fendem
Imperfect fendia fendias fendia fendíamos fendíeis fendiam
Preterite fendi fendeste fendeu fendemos fendestes fenderam
Pluperfect fendera fenderas fendera fendêramos fendêreis fenderam
Future fenderei fenderás fenderá fenderemos fendereis fenderão
Conditional fenderia fenderias fenderia fenderíamos fenderíeis fenderiam
Subjunctive
Present fenda fendas fenda fendamos fendais fendam
Imperfect fendesse fendesses fendesse fendêssemos fendêsseis fendessem
Future fender fenderes fender fendermos fenderdes fenderem
Imperative
Affirmative fende fenda fendamos fendei fendam
Negative (não) não fendas não fenda não fendamos não fendais não fendam

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fender m

  1. forester
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