onda

Etymology

From Latin unda (“wave”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈonda/
• Rhymes: -onda
• Syllabification: on‧da

Noun

onda f (plural ondas)

1. wave

References

• “onda”, in Aragonario, diccionario aragonés–castellano (in Spanish)

Etymology

From Latin unda (“wave”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈonda/ [ˈõn̪.d̪a]
• Rhymes: -onda
• Hyphenation: on‧da

Noun

onda f (plural ondes)

1. wave

Pronunciation

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Adverb

onda

1. locative of o
2. (conjunctive) then, in that case.

   -Mən sabah sizə gələ bilməyəcəyəm. - Onda biz sənin yanına gələrik!

   - I will not be able to come to you tomorrow. - Then we will come to you!

Etymology

From ondo +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈonda/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: on‧da
• Rhymes: -onda

Adjective

onda (accusative singular ondan, plural ondaj, accusative plural ondajn)

1. wavy, waved
2. of, from or pertaining to waves or wave phenomena

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese onda, from Latin unda (“wave”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈonda/
• Rhymes: -onda
• Syllabification: on‧da

Noun

onda f (plural ondas)

1. wave

References

• Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎, 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Etymology

Inherited from Latin unda.

Noun

onda f (plural ondes) (ORB, broad)

1. wave

References

• onda in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese onda, from Latin unda.

Etymology 2

From onde (“where”) + a (“ad”).

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “onda”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “onda”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “onda”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “onda”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “onda”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology

From Latin unda, from nasalized form of Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ (“water”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈon.da/
• Rhymes: -onda
• Hyphenation: ón‧da

• Audio:

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Noun

onda f (plural onde)

1. wave

Anagrams

• -ando, Donà, andò, dona

Alternative forms

• ondene

Noun

onda n

1. definite plural of onde

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈon.dɑ/

Noun

onda m

1. Alternative form of anda

Etymology

From Latin unda (“wave”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈon.da/

Noun

onda f (plural ondas)

1. wave
   • 13th century, Vindel manuscript, Martín Codax, Mia irmana fremosa, treides comigo (facsimile)

     Mia irmana fremoſa treides de grado / ala ygreia de uigo u e o mar leuado / E miraremos las ondas.

     Lovely sister, come willingly / To the church in Vigo, where the sea is up, / And we will gaze at the waves.

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese onda, from Latin unda (“wave”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: on‧da

Noun

onda f (plural ondas)

1. wave (moving disturbance in a liquid)
2. (physics) wave (moving disturbance in the energy level of a field)
3. undulation (a wavy appearance or outline)

   Synonym: ondulação

4. (figurative) wave (sudden unusually large amount of something that is temporarily experienced)
5. (figurative, slang) fashion; a temporary trend or manner

Etymology 1

From Latin amita.

Etymology 2

From Latin unda.

Alternative forms

• onad, onadaj, onadar, ondar, ondak (dialectal, regional)

Etymology

From the earlier form *onъgda by analogy with *tъgda (compare tàdā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ôndaː/
• Hyphenation: on‧da

Adverb

ȍndā (Cyrillic spelling о̏нда̄)

1. then (at that time)

   Što ćemo onda? ― What will we do then?

   čak i onda ― (and) even then

2. when (in stated circumstances)

   onda kada nas više ne bude ― when we are no longer here

3. then, afterwards

   Sjeo sam i onda napisao pismo ― I sat down and then wrote a letter

Conjunction

ȍndā (Cyrillic spelling о̏нда̄)

1. then

Etymology

Inherited from Latin unda, from Proto-Indo-European *unt-, nasalized form of Proto-Indo-European *wed-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈonda/ [ˈõn̪.d̪a]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -onda
• Syllabification: on‧da
• Homophone: honda

Noun

onda f (plural ondas)

1. wave (on the surface of a liquid)

   Synonym: ola

2. any other wave (including technological use)
3. (Chile) style, fashion
4. vibe or mood

   Synonym: vibra

Further reading

• “onda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Adjective

onda

1. inflection of ond:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Anagrams

• anod, dona

Pronoun

onda

1. locative of o

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jónda.

Verb

-ônda

1. (intransitive) to become thin, emaciated
2. (intransitive) to become embarrassed, depressed

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “onda”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “onda (6.3)”