bonde

See also: Bonde and bondé

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish bondæ, from Old Norse bóndi, originally a present participle of bo (“to live”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bonə/, [ˈb̥ɔnə]
• Homophone: bunde

Noun

bonde c (singular definite bonden, plural indefinite bønder)

1. farmer
2. peasant
3. countryman
4. (chess) pawn
5. (card games) jack, knave

Inflection

Declension of bonde

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bonde	bonden	bønder	bønderne
genitive	bondes	bondens	bønders	bøndernes

Further reading

• “bonde” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “bonde” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Dutch

Verb

bonde

1. (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive of binden

Anagrams

• boden

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish bonde.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbonde/, [ˈbo̞nde̞]
• Rhymes: -onde
• Hyphenation^(key): bon‧de

Noun

bonde (slang)

1. countryside

Declension

Inflection of bonde (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative		bonde	bondet
genitive		bonden	bondejen
partitive		bondea	bondeja
illative		bondeen	bondeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		bonde	bondet
accusative	nom.	bonde	bondet
	gen.	bonden
genitive		bonden	bondejen bondein rare
partitive		bondea	bondeja
inessive		bondessa	bondeissa
elative		bondesta	bondeista
illative		bondeen	bondeihin
adessive		bondella	bondeilla
ablative		bondelta	bondeilta
allative		bondelle	bondeille
essive		bondena	bondeina
translative		bondeksi	bondeiksi
abessive		bondetta	bondeitta
instructive		—	bondein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of bonde (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative bondeni bondeni accusative nom. bondeni bondeni gen. bondeni genitive bondeni bondejeni bondeini rare partitive bondeani bondejani inessive bondessani bondeissani elative bondestani bondeistani illative bondeeni bondeihini adessive bondellani bondeillani ablative bondeltani bondeiltani allative bondelleni bondeilleni essive bondenani bondeinani translative bondekseni bondeikseni abessive bondettani bondeittani instructive — — comitative — bondeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative bondesi bondesi accusative nom. bondesi bondesi gen. bondesi genitive bondesi bondejesi bondeisi rare partitive bondeasi bondejasi inessive bondessasi bondeissasi elative bondestasi bondeistasi illative bondeesi bondeihisi adessive bondellasi bondeillasi ablative bondeltasi bondeiltasi allative bondellesi bondeillesi essive bondenasi bondeinasi translative bondeksesi bondeiksesi abessive bondettasi bondeittasi instructive — — comitative — bondeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative bondemme bondemme accusative nom. bondemme bondemme gen. bondemme genitive bondemme bondejemme bondeimme rare partitive bondeamme bondejamme inessive bondessamme bondeissamme elative bondestamme bondeistamme illative bondeemme bondeihimme adessive bondellamme bondeillamme ablative bondeltamme bondeiltamme allative bondellemme bondeillemme essive bondenamme bondeinamme translative bondeksemme bondeiksemme abessive bondettamme bondeittamme instructive — — comitative — bondeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative bondenne bondenne accusative nom. bondenne bondenne gen. bondenne genitive bondenne bondejenne bondeinne rare partitive bondeanne bondejanne inessive bondessanne bondeissanne elative bondestanne bondeistanne illative bondeenne bondeihinne adessive bondellanne bondeillanne ablative bondeltanne bondeiltanne allative bondellenne bondeillenne essive bondenanne bondeinanne translative bondeksenne bondeiksenne abessive bondettanne bondeittanne instructive — — comitative — bondeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative bondensa bondensa accusative nom. bondensa bondensa gen. bondensa genitive bondensa bondejensa bondeinsa rare partitive bondeaan bondeansa bondejaan bondejansa inessive bondessaan bondessansa bondeissaan bondeissansa elative bondestaan bondestansa bondeistaan bondeistansa illative bondeensa bondeihinsa adessive bondellaan bondellansa bondeillaan bondeillansa ablative bondeltaan bondeltansa bondeiltaan bondeiltansa allative bondelleen bondellensa bondeilleen bondeillensa essive bondenaan bondenansa bondeinaan bondeinansa translative bondekseen bondeksensa bondeikseen bondeiksensa abessive bondettaan bondettansa bondeittaan bondeittansa instructive — — comitative — bondeineen bondeinensa

French

Etymology

Ultimately from Gaulish *bunda, feminine form of *bundos (“bottom”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰ-, *bʰudʰmḗn. Cognate with Piedmontese bondon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔ̃d/
• Homophone: bondes

Noun

bonde f (plural bondes)

1. a plug, a bung

Further reading

• “bonde”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• bedon

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English bōnda, from Old Norse bóndi, from Proto-Germanic *būwandz.

Alternative forms

• bande, bounde, beonde, bond

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ(ː)nd(ə)/

Noun

bonde (plural bondes or bonden)

1. tenant farmer, bond
2. husband, head of household
3. servant, retainer

Related terms

• husbonde

Descendants

• English: bond
• Scots: bund, bond

References

• “bō̆nd(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-06.

Adjective

bonde

1. The status of being a tenant.
2. The status of being subservient; subservience

References

• “bō̆nd(e, n.(2) & adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-06.

Etymology 2

Noun

bonde

1. Alternative form of band

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse búandi, bóndi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /¹bʊnːə/, /¹bʊndə/
• Rhymes: -¹ʊnːə

Noun

bonde m (definite singular bonden, indefinite plural bønder, definite plural bøndene)

1. farmer

   Synonyms: gårdbruker, gardbruker

2. (chess) pawn

Derived terms

• bondegård
• fruktbonde
• melkebonde
• sauebonde
• vinbonde

 

References

• “bonde” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• bóndi (dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Norse bóndi, a contraction of búandi, present participle of búa. Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic bóndi, Swedish and Danish bonde, and English bond.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²bundə/, /²bunːə/
• Rhymes: -undə, -unːə

Noun

bonde m (definite singular bonden, indefinite plural bønder, definite plural bøndene)

1. a farmer

   Synonym: gardbrukar

   Talet på bønder har gått ned. ― The number of farmers has gone down.

2. (chess) pawn

Derived terms

• fruktbonde
• sauebonde
• vinbonde

 

References

• “bonde” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English bond. The tramway sense is said to have originated from coupons sold as transport tickets which looked liked bonds issued at the time.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbõ.d͡ʒi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbõ.d͡ʒi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbõ.de/

• Hyphenation: bon‧de

Noun

bonde m (plural bondes)

1. (Brazil, archaic, economics) bond
2. (Brazil) tramway, streetcar, cable car

   Synonym: (Portugal) elétrico

3. (Brazil, slang) group of friends; gang

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

bonde (ma class, plural mabonde)

1. valley (elongated depression between hills or mountains)

Swedish

en bonde med en högaffel [a farmer with a pitchfork]

Etymology

From Old Norse bóndi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²bʊnːdɛ/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

bonde c

1. a farmer

   Bonden plöjde sin åker

   The farmer plowed his field

2. (chess) a pawn

   slå bonden

   capture the pawn

3. (obsolete) a husband

Declension

Declension of bonde

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	bonde	bondes
	definite	bonden	bondens
plural	indefinite	bönder	bönders
	definite	bönderna	böndernas

Derived terms

• bonna-
• husbonde

Descendants

• → Finnish: bonde

See also

• dräng

See also

• bondgård
• bonne
• bonnig

 

References

• bonde in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• bonde in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• bonde in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• bonde in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)

Anagrams

• Boden, boden