alda

See also: Alda and alda-

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alda/ [al̪.d̪a]
• Rhymes: -alda, -a
• Hyphenation: al‧da

Noun

alda inan

1. (rare) change

   Synonym: aldaketa

Declension

Declension of alda (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	alda	alda	aldak
ergative	aldak	aldak	aldek
dative	aldari	aldari	aldei
genitive	aldaren	aldaren	alden
comitative	aldarekin	aldarekin	aldekin
causative	aldarengatik	aldarengatik	aldengatik
benefactive	aldarentzat	aldarentzat	aldentzat
instrumental	aldaz	aldaz	aldez
inessive	aldatan	aldan	aldetan
locative	aldatako	aldako	aldetako
allative	aldatara	aldara	aldetara
terminative	aldataraino	aldaraino	aldetaraino
directive	aldatarantz	aldarantz	aldetarantz
destinative	aldatarako	aldarako	aldetarako
ablative	aldatatik	aldatik	aldetatik
partitive	aldarik	—	—
prolative	aldatzat	—	—

Verb

alda

1. Short form of aldatu (“to change”).

Further reading

• “alda”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “alda”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Faroese

alduorka - wave energy

Etymology

From Old Norse alda, from Proto-Germanic *aldǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *Holdʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalta/

  Rhymes: -alta

  Homophones: Alda

Noun

alda f (genitive singular aldu, plural aldur)

1. wave

Declension

f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	alda	aldan	aldur	aldurnar
accusative	aldu	alduna	aldur	aldurnar
dative	aldu	alduni	aldum	aldunum
genitive	aldu	aldunnar	alda	aldanna

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalta/

  Rhymes: -alta

  Homophone: Alda

Etymology 1

From Old Norse alda, from Proto-Germanic *aldǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *Holdʰ-.

Noun

alda f (genitive singular öldu, nominative plural öldur)

1. wave

   Synonyms: bylgja, hrönn

Declension

Declension of alda (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	alda	aldan	öldur	öldurnar
accusative	öldu	ölduna	öldur	öldurnar
dative	öldu	öldunni	öldum	öldunum
genitive	öldu	öldunnar	alda, aldna	aldanna, aldnanna

Etymology 2

Noun

alda

1. indefinite genitive plural of öld

Old Norse

Noun

alda

1. indefinite genitive plural of ǫld