legenda

See also: légenda, legendă, and legendą

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛɡɛnda]

Noun

legenda f

1. legend (story)

Declension

Declension of legenda (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	legenda	legendy
genitive	legendy	legend
dative	legendě	legendám
accusative	legendu	legendy
vocative	legendo	legendy
locative	legendě	legendách
instrumental	legendou	legendami

Related terms

• See lekce

• legendární

 

Further reading

• legenda in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• legenda in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Noun

legenda c (plural legenda's, diminutive legendaatje n)

1. legend (on a map)

Anagrams

• geladen

Finnish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin legenda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleɡendɑ/, [ˈle̞ɡe̞ndɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -eɡendɑ
• Syllabification^(key): le‧gen‧da

Noun

legenda

1. legend

Declension

Inflection of legenda (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
nominative		legenda	legendat
genitive		legendan	legendoiden legendoitten legendojen
partitive		legendaa	legendoita legendoja
illative		legendaan	legendoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		legenda	legendat
accusative	nom.	legenda	legendat
	gen.	legendan
genitive		legendan	legendoiden legendoitten legendojen legendainrare
partitive		legendaa	legendoita legendoja
inessive		legendassa	legendoissa
elative		legendasta	legendoista
illative		legendaan	legendoihin
adessive		legendalla	legendoilla
ablative		legendalta	legendoilta
allative		legendalle	legendoille
essive		legendana	legendoina
translative		legendaksi	legendoiksi
abessive		legendatta	legendoitta
instructive		—	legendoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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 legendainirare 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 legendaisirare 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 legendaimmerare 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 legendainnerare 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 legendainsarare 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]‎^[1] (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^(key): [ˈlɛɡɛndɒ]
• Hyphenation: le‧gen‧da
• Rhymes: -dɒ

Noun

legenda (plural legendák)

1. legend (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)
2. legend (person of extraordinary accomplishment)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	legenda	legendák
accusative	legendát	legendákat
dative	legendának	legendáknak
instrumental	legendával	legendákkal
causal-final	legendáért	legendákért
translative	legendává	legendákká
terminative	legendáig	legendákig
essive-formal	legendaként	legendákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	legendában	legendákban
superessive	legendán	legendákon
adessive	legendánál	legendáknál
illative	legendába	legendákba
sublative	legendára	legendákra
allative	legendához	legendákhoz
elative	legendából	legendákból
delative	legendáról	legendákról
ablative	legendától	legendáktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	legendáé	legendáké
non-attributive possessive - plural	legendáéi	legendákéi

Possessive forms of legenda
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	legendám	legendáim
2nd person sing.	legendád	legendáid
3rd person sing.	legendája	legendái
1st person plural	legendánk	legendáink
2nd person plural	legendátok	legendáitok
3rd person plural	legendájuk	legendáik

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

From Dutch legende.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ləˈɡɛnda/, [ləˈɡɛn.da]
• Hyphenation: lê‧gèn‧da

Noun

lêgènda (plural legenda-legenda, first-person possessive legendaku, second-person possessive legendamu, third-person possessive legendanya)

1. legend; story

Synonyms

• (legend): 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 Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leˈd͡ʒɛn.da/
• Rhymes: -ɛnda
• Hyphenation: le‧gèn‧da

Noun

legenda f (plural legende)

1. legend (text)
2. key (to a diagram etc.)

See also

• leggenda

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /leˈɡen.da/, [ɫ̪ɛˈɡɛn̪d̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /leˈd͡ʒen.da/, [leˈd͡ʒɛn̪d̪ä]

Noun

legenda f (genitive legendae); first declension

1. (Medieval Latin) legend

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	legenda	legendae
Genitive	legendae	legendārum
Dative	legendae	legendīs
Accusative	legendam	legendās
Ablative	legendā	legendīs
Vocative	legenda	legendae

Participle

legenda

1. inflection of legendus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Participle

legendā

1. 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^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

legenda f

1. definite singular of legende

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛˈɡɛn.da/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɛnda
• Syllabification: le‧gen‧da

Noun

legenda f (related adjective legendowy)

1. legend (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events)

   Hypernym: opowieść

2. legend (story in which a kernel of truth is embellished to an unlikely degree)

   Synonym: mit

3. legend (person with legend-like qualities, such as extraordinary accomplishment)

   Synonym: żywa legenda

4. (cartography) legend (key to the symbols and color codes on a map, chart, etc.)

   Hypernym: objaśnienie

5. (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)
6. legend (instrumental piece of lyrical character, similar to a ballad)
7. (espionage, slang) legend (fabricated backstory for a spy, with associated documents and records)

Declension

Declension of legenda

	singular	plural
nominative	legenda	legendy
genitive	legendy	legend
dative	legendzie	legendom
accusative	legendę	legendy
instrumental	legendą	legendami
locative	legendzie	legendach
vocative	legendo	legendy

Derived terms

nouns

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

 

Related terms

adjectives

• legendarny

 

adverbs

• legendarnie

 

nouns

• 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^(key): /leˈʒẽ.dɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /leˈʒẽ.dɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /leˈʒẽ.da/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɨˈʒẽ.dɐ/

• Rhymes: -ẽdɐ
• Hyphenation: le‧gen‧da

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin legenda. Doublet of lenda.

Noun

legenda f (plural legendas)

1. (film, television, often in plural) subtitle(s) (textual versions of film dialogue)
2. caption (title or brief explanation attached to an illustration or cartoon)
3. 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

1. inflection of legendar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lěɡeːnda/
• Hyphenation: le‧gen‧da

Noun

lègēnda f (Cyrillic spelling лѐге̄нда)

1. legend (story, person or on a map)

Declension

Declension of legenda

	singular	plural
nominative	legenda	legende
genitive	legende	lègēndā / lègēndī
dative	legendi	legendama
accusative	legendu	legende
vocative	legendo	legende
locative	legendi	legendama
instrumental	legendom	legendama