benda

See also: Benda

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse benda, from Proto-Germanic *bandijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-.

Verb

benda (third person singular past indicative bendi, third person plural past indicative bendu, supine bent)

1. (grammar) to inflect

Conjugation

Conjugation of benda (group v-5)
infinitive	benda
supine	bent
participle (a7)1	bendandi	bendur
	present	past
first singular	bendi	bendi
second singular	bendir	bendi
third singular	bendir	bendi
plural	benda	bendu
	imperative
singular	bend!
plural	bendið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛnta/
• Rhymes: -ɛnta

Etymology 1

From Old Norse benda, from Proto-Germanic *bandijaną (“to bend”). Cognate with English bend.

Verb

benda (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative benti, supine bent)

1. (transitive) To bend.
2. (transitive) To tie; join.
3. (transitive) To strive; contest.
4. (transitive, figurative) To give away.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse benda, from Proto-Germanic *bandwijaną.

Verb

benda (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative benti, supine bent)

1. to point, to show

Conjugation

benda — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að benda
supine (sagnbót)		bent
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		bendandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég bendi	við bendum	present (nútíð)	ég bendi	við bendum
	þú bendir	þið bendið		þú bendir	þið bendið
	hann, hún, það bendir	þeir, þær, þau benda		hann, hún, það bendi	þeir, þær, þau bendi
past (þátíð)	ég benti	við bentum	past (þátíð)	ég benti	við bentum
	þú bentir	þið bentuð		þú bentir	þið bentuð
	hann, hún, það benti	þeir, þær, þau bentu		hann, hún, það benti	þeir, þær, þau bentu
imperative (boðháttur)	bend (þú)	bendið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	bentu	bendiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

bentur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	bentur	bent	bent		bentir	bentar	bent
accusative (þolfall)	bentan	benta	bent		benta	bentar	bent
dative (þágufall)	bentum	bentri	bentu		bentum	bentum	bentum
genitive (eignarfall)	bents	bentrar	bents		bentra	bentra	bentra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	benti	benta	benta		bentu	bentu	bentu
accusative (þolfall)	benta	bentu	benta		bentu	bentu	bentu
dative (þágufall)	benta	bentu	benta		bentu	bentu	bentu
genitive (eignarfall)	benta	bentu	benta		bentu	bentu	bentu

Synonyms

• (to point): vísa

Derived terms

Derived terms

• benda á eitthvað (to point at something; vísa á eitthvað)
• benda einhverju á eitthvað (to point something out to somebody)
• benda til einhvers (to indicate something)
• bendir

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay benda (“a valuable thing”), from Sanskrit भाण्ड (bhāṇḍa, “good”). Doublet of banda. Cognate of Javanese ꦧꦤ꧀ꦝ (bandha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bən.da/
• Hyphenation: bên‧da
• Rhymes: -da, -a

Noun

bênda (first-person possessive bendaku, second-person possessive bendamu, third-person possessive bendanya)

1. object, good, etc.
2. thing
3. valuable

Derived terms

• berbenda
• kebendaan
• membendakan
• pembendaan
• perbendaan

 

• benda bergerak
• benda cair
• benda ekonomi
• benda hidup
• benda hitam
• benda konsumsi
• benda langit
• benda mati
• benda padat
• benda tahan lama

 

Related terms

• banda
• bangsal

 

Further reading

• “benda” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Isthmus Zapotec

Etymology 1

From Proto-Zapotec *kw-ella, from Proto-Zapotecan *kw-ella.

Noun

benda

1. fish

Etymology 2

From Proto-Zapotec *kw-ella.

Noun

benda

1. sister (of a female)

References

• Pickett, Velma, et al. (2007) Vocabulario zapoteco del Istmo: Español-zapotec y zapoteco-español‎^[1] (in Spanish), fifth edition, Insituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 4

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛn.da/, /ˈben.da/
• Rhymes: -ɛnda, -enda
• Hyphenation: bèn‧da, bén‧da

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *binda (“band, bind”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-.

Noun

benda f (plural bende)

1. bandage
2. blindfold

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

benda

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

Anagrams

• bande

Kituba

Verb

benda

1. to pull

Lingala

Verb

benda

1. to pull

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit भाण्ड (bhāṇḍa, “good”).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /ˈbən.də/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ˈbən.da/
• Rhymes: -nda, -da, -a

Noun

benda (Jawi spelling بندا, plural benda-benda, informal 1st possessive bendaku, 2nd possessive bendamu, 3rd possessive bendanya)

1. object, good, etc.
2. thing
3. valuable

Derived terms

• berbenda
• kebendaan
• membendakan
• pembendaan
• perbendaan

 

Further reading

• “benda” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *bandijaną.

Verb

benda

1. bend

   Synonym: beygja

2. beckon

Conjugation

Conjugation of benda — active (weak class 1)

infinitive	benda
present participle	bendandi
past participle	bendr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	bendi	benda
2nd-person singular	bendir	bendir
3rd-person singular	bendir	bendi
1st-person plural	bendum	bendum
2nd-person plural	bendið	benduð
3rd-person plural	benda	bendu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	benda	benda
2nd-person singular	bendir	bendir
3rd-person singular	bendi	bendi
1st-person plural	bendim	bendim
2nd-person plural	bendið	bendið
3rd-person plural	bendi	bendi
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	bend, bendi
1st-person plural	bendum
2nd-person plural	bendið

Conjugation of benda — mediopassive (weak class 1)

infinitive	bendask
present participle	bendandisk
past participle	benzk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	bendumk	bendumk
2nd-person singular	bendisk	bendisk
3rd-person singular	bendisk	bendisk
1st-person plural	bendumsk	bendumsk
2nd-person plural	bendizk	benduzk
3rd-person plural	bendask	bendusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	bendumk	bendumk
2nd-person singular	bendisk	bendisk
3rd-person singular	bendisk	bendisk
1st-person plural	bendimsk	bendimsk
2nd-person plural	bendizk	bendizk
3rd-person plural	bendisk	bendisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	benzk, bendisk
1st-person plural	bendumsk
2nd-person plural	bendizk

Descendants

• Norwegian Nynorsk: benda

Etymology 2

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Noun

benda f (genitive bendu)

1. band, tie

Declension

  Declension of benda (weak ōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	benda	bendan	bendur	bendurnar
accusative	bendu	benduna	bendur	bendurnar
dative	bendu	bendunni	bendum	bendunum
genitive	bendu	bendunnar	bendna	bendnanna

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

benda

1. indefinite genitive plural of bendi

Participle

benda

1. inflection of bendr:
   1. strong feminine nominative singular
   2. strong feminine nominative/accusative plural

References

• “benda1”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “benda2”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “benda3”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press