Cimbrian [ edit ]
Etymology [ edit ]
anza f (plural anzen )
( Sette Comuni ) small snake
De snaidaren is khènt gahékhet bónnara anzen . The seamstress was bitten by a small snake .
Declension [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
“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
Romanization [ edit ]
anza
Romanization of 𐌰𐌽𐌶𐌰
Icelandic [ edit ]
Etymology [ edit ]
From anz ( “ answer ” ) and -a ( “ turns nouns into verbs ” ) .. Literally meaning "to answer ".
anza
Obsolete spelling of ansa
Old Norse [ edit ]
Etymology [ edit ]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Pronunciation [ edit ]
anza
( transitive , with dative) to heed , to take notice of
( with til + genitive ) to answer , to reply to
Conjugation [ edit ]
Conjugation of anza — active (weak class 2)
Conjugation of anza — mediopassive (weak class 2)
Descendants [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Pronunciation [ edit ]
-anza (infinitive kwanza )
to begin
Usage notes [ edit ]
The phrasing -a kwanza usually means "first", literally "of the beginning".
Conjugation [ edit ]
Conjugation of -anza
Positive present
-na kwanza
Subjunctive
-anze
Negative
-anzi
Imperative singular
kuanza
Infinitives
Imperatives
Tensed forms
Habitual
huanza
Positive past
positive subject concord + -li kwanza
Negative past
negative subject concord + -ku anza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -na kwanza)
Singular
Plural
1st person
ni nakwanza/na kwanza
tu nakwanza
2nd person
u nakwanza
m nakwanza
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
a nakwanza
wa nakwanza
other classes
positive subject concord + -na kwanza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -anzi )
Singular
Plural
1st person
si anzi
hatu anzi
2nd person
hu anzi
hamw anzi
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
ha anzi
hawa anzi
other classes
negative subject concord + -anzi
Positive future
positive subject concord + -ta kwanza
Negative future
negative subject concord + -ta kwanza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -anze )
Singular
Plural
1st person
ni anze
tu anze
2nd person
u anze
mw anze
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
a anze
wa anze
other classes
positive subject concord + -anze
Negative subjunctive
positive subject concord + -si anze
Positive present conditional
positive subject concord + -nge kwanza
Negative present conditional
positive subject concord + -singe kwanza
Positive past conditional
positive subject concord + -ngali kwanza
Negative past conditional
positive subject concord + -singali kwanza
Perfect
positive subject concord + -me kwanza
"Already"
positive subject concord + -mesha kwanza
"Not yet"
negative subject concord + -ja anza
"If/When"
positive subject concord + -ki anza
"If not"
positive subject concord + -sipo kwanza
Consecutive
kaanza / positive subject concord + -ka anza
Consecutive subjunctive
positive subject concord + -ka anze
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
Derived terms [ edit ]