anza

anza f (plural anzen)

1. (Sette Comuni) small snake

   De snaidaren is khènt gahékhet bónnara anzen.

   The seamstress was bitten by a small snake.

• “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

anza

1. Romanization of 𐌰𐌽𐌶𐌰

From anz (“answer”) and -a (“turns nouns into verbs”).. Literally meaning "to answer".

anza

1. Obsolete spelling of ansa.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): /ˈantsa/

anza

1. (transitive, with dative) to heed, to take notice of
2. (with til + genitive) to answer, to reply to

• Icelandic: ansa

• 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

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-anza (infinitive kwanza)

1. to begin

The phrasing -a kwanza usually means "first", literally "of the beginning".

Conjugation of -anza
Positive present -nakwanza Subjunctive -anze Negative -anzi Imperative singular kuanza
Infinitives
Positive kwanza kuanza Negative kutokuanza
Imperatives
Singular kuanza Plural kuanzeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huanza Positive past positive subject concord + -likwanza Negative past negative subject concord + -kuanza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakwanza) Singular Plural 1st person ninakwanza/nakwanza tunakwanza 2nd person unakwanza mnakwanza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakwanza wanakwanza other classes positive subject concord + -nakwanza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -anzi) Singular Plural 1st person sianzi hatuanzi 2nd person huanzi hamwanzi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haanzi hawaanzi other classes negative subject concord + -anzi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takwanza Negative future negative subject concord + -takwanza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -anze) Singular Plural 1st person nianze tuanze 2nd person uanze mwanze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aanze waanze other classes positive subject concord + -anze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sianze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekwanza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekwanza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikwanza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikwanza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aanza) Singular Plural 1st person naanza twaanza 2nd person waanza mwaanza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aanza waanza m-mi(III/IV) waanza yaanza ji-ma(V/VI) laanza yaanza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaanza vyaanza n(IX/X) yaanza zaanza u(XI) waanza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaanza pa(XVI) paanza mu(XVIII) mwaanza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekwanza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakwanza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaanza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kianza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokwanza Consecutive kaanza / positive subject concord + -kaanza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaanze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nianza -tuanza 2nd person -kuanza -waanza/-kuanzeni/-waanzeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwanza -waanza m-mi(III/IV) -uanza -ianza ji-ma(V/VI) -lianza -yaanza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kianza -vianza n(IX/X) -ianza -zianza u(XI) -uanza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuanza pa(XVI) -paanza mu(XVIII) -muanza Reflexive -jianza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -anza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -anzaye -anzao m-mi(III/IV) -anzao -anzayo ji-ma(V/VI) -anzalo -anzayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -anzacho -anzavyo n(IX/X) -anzayo -anzazo u(XI) -anzao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -anzako pa(XVI) -anzapo mu(XVIII) -anzamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kwanza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekwanza -okwanza m-mi(III/IV) -okwanza -yokwanza ji-ma(V/VI) -lokwanza -yokwanza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokwanza -vyokwanza n(IX/X) -yokwanza -zokwanza u(XI) -okwanza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokwanza pa(XVI) -pokwanza mu(XVIII) -mokwanza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -anzia (“to emanate”)
  • Causative: -anzisha
  • Passive: -anzwa (“to be started”)

• Nominal derivations:
  • mwanzo