halda

See also: Halda and hałda

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from German Halde.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦalda]

Noun

halda f

1. slag heap

   Synonyms: výsypka, odval

2. (programming) heap (data structure made of trees)
3. (programming) heap (large pool of unused memory)

Declension

Declension of halda (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	halda	haldy
genitive	haldy	hald
dative	haldě	haldám
accusative	haldu	haldy
vocative	haldo	haldy
locative	haldě	haldách
instrumental	haldou	haldami

Further reading

• “halda”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “halda”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “halda”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
• “halda” in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2024, slovnikcestiny.cz

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse halda, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną.

Verb

halda (third person singular past indicative helt, third person plural past indicative hildu, supine hildið)

1. to hold
2. to think, to say

   eg haldi, at...

   I think, that...

Conjugation

Conjugation of halda (group v-61)
infinitive	halda
supine	hildið
participle (a26)1	haldandi	hildin
	present	past
first singular	haldi	helt
second singular	heldur	helt(st)
third singular	heldur	helt
plural	halda	hildu
	imperative
singular	halt!
plural	haldið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse halda, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhalta/

  Rhymes: -alta

Verb

halda (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative hélt, third-person plural past indicative héldu, supine haldið)

1. to hold (+ dative)

   Hún hélt barninu þétt að sér.

   She held the baby close.

2. to think (have an opinion)

   Já, ég held það.

   Yes, I think so.

   Nei, ég held ekki.

   No, I don't think so.

   Heldurðu að útvarpið sé bilað?

   Do you think the radio's broken?

Derived terms

Derived terms

• ekki verður bæði sleppt og haldið
• halda á
• halda áfram
• halda framhjá
• halda ræðu
• haldinn
• haltu áfram

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• halde
• haill, håill, håll, hoillj, håillj, hoill (Trøndelag dialect)

Etymology

From Old Norse halda, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną. Akin to English hold.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²hɑldɑ/

Verb

halda (present tense held, past tense heldt, supine halde, past participle halden, present participle haldande, imperative hald or haldt)

1. to hold

   Kva held du på?

   What are you holding?

halda fram

1. to continue

halda seg

1. to endure, keep

   Kor lenge held denne mjølka seg?

   How long will this milk keep?

   Eg må på do. Eg klarer ikkje å halda meg lenger.

   I need the toilet. I can not keep it in any longer.

halda til

1. to stay somewhere, be somewhere

   Han held til i ei hytte i skogen.

   He is staying in a cabin in the woods.

See also

• holde (Bokmål)

References

• “halda” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *haldaną.

Verb

halda (singular past indicative helt, plural past indicative heldu, past participle haldinn)

1. to hold

Conjugation

Conjugation of halda — active (strong class 7)

infinitive	halda
present participle	haldandi
past participle	haldinn
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	held	helt
2nd-person singular	heldr	helzt
3rd-person singular	heldr	helt
1st-person plural	hǫldum	heldum
2nd-person plural	haldið	helduð
3rd-person plural	halda	heldu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	halda	helda
2nd-person singular	haldir	heldir
3rd-person singular	haldi	heldi
1st-person plural	haldim	heldim
2nd-person plural	haldið	heldið
3rd-person plural	haldi	heldi
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	halt
1st-person plural	hǫldum
2nd-person plural	haldið

Conjugation of halda — mediopassive (strong class 7)

infinitive	haldask
present participle	haldandisk
past participle	haldizk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	hǫldumk	heldumk
2nd-person singular	helzk	helzk
3rd-person singular	helzk	helzk
1st-person plural	hǫldumsk	heldumsk
2nd-person plural	haldizk	helduzk
3rd-person plural	haldask	heldusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	hǫldumk	heldumk
2nd-person singular	haldisk	heldisk
3rd-person singular	haldisk	heldisk
1st-person plural	haldimsk	heldimsk
2nd-person plural	haldizk	heldizk
3rd-person plural	haldisk	heldisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	haldsk
1st-person plural	hǫldumsk
2nd-person plural	haldizk

Descendants

• Icelandic: halda
• Faroese: halda
• Norn: halda
• Norwegian Nynorsk: halda
• Old Swedish: halda, holda, halla
  • Swedish: hålla, hall (dialectal)
• Danish: holde
  • Norwegian Bokmål: holde
• Old Gutnish: halda
  • Gutnish: halde, alde, hald', halda

References

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

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

• holda, halla

Etymology

From Old Norse halda, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną.

Verb

halda

1. to hold
2. to keep
3. to guard, defend

Conjugation

Conjugation of halda (strong)

	present			past
infinitive	halda			—
participle	haldandi, haldande			haldin
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	halder	haldi, halde	—	hælt	hioldi, hiolde
þū	halder	haldi, halde	halt	*hælst	hioldi, hiolde
han	halder	haldi, halde	—	hælt	hioldi, hiolde
vīr	haldum, haldom	haldum, haldom	haldum, haldom	hioldum, hioldom	hioldum, hioldom
īr	haldin	haldin	haldin	hioldin	hioldin
þēr	halda	haldin	—	hioldu, hioldo	hioldin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	halts	haldis, haldes	—	hælts	hioldis, hioldes
þū	halts	haldis, haldes	—	*hælsts	hioldis, hioldes
han	halts	haldis, haldes	—	hælts	hioldis, hioldes
vīr	haldums, -oms	haldums, haldoms	—	hioldums, hioldoms	hioldums, hioldoms
īr	haldins	haldins	—	hioldins	hioldins
þēr	haldas	haldins	—	hioldus, hioldos	hioldins

Descendants

• Swedish: hålla, hall (dialectal)

Spanish

Etymology

Doublet of falda, which see. The form shows the regular shift f → h.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalda/ [ˈal̪.d̪a]
• Rhymes: -alda
• Syllabification: hal‧da

Noun

halda f (plural haldas)

1. skirt
2. a kind of sack

Derived terms

• de haldas o de mangas

 

Further reading

• “halda”, 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