band

See also: Band, bånd, bánd, and *band

Pronunciation

enPR: bănd, IPA^(key): /bænd/
(æ-tensing) IPA^(key): [beənd]
Audio (Canada): (file)
Audio (US): (file)
Homophone: banned
Rhymes: -ænd

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle English band (also bond), from Old English beand, bænd, bend (“bond, chain, fetter, band, ribbon, ornament, chaplet, crown”), from Proto-Germanic *bandą, *bandiz (“band, fetter”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie, bind”). Middle English band reinforced by Old French bande. Cognate with Dutch band, German Band, Danish bånd, Swedish band, Icelandic band (“band”). Related to bond, bind, bend.

Noun

band (plural bands)

A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.
1. A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together.
  - 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter X, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y., London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
    The Jones man was looking at her hard. Now he reached into the hatch of his vest and fetched out a couple of cigars, everlasting big ones, with gilt bands on them.
2. A narrow strip of cloth or other material on clothing, to bind, strengthen, or ornament it.
  - 1843, Thomas Hood, The Song of the Shirt:
    band and gusset and seam
3. A strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached.
4. A belt or strap that is part of a machine.
A long strip of material, color, etc, that is different from the surrounding area.
sandstone with bands of shale
- 1960 December, “The Glasgow Suburban Electrification is opened”, in Trains Illustrated, page 714:
  [...] at each station the train times are not shown in one all-embracing chronological list, but in two separate sheets, one with a conspicuous band of yellow detailing westbound departures and the other with a similar band of blue the eastbound trains.
(architecture) A strip of decoration.
1. A continuous tablet, stripe, or series of ornaments, as of carved foliage, of colour, or of brickwork.
2. In Gothic architecture, the moulding, or suite of mouldings, which encircles the pillars and small shafts.
That which serves as the means of union or connection between persons; a tie.
- 1866, Herman Melville, Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War‎, Supplement:
  For that heroic band—those children of the furnace who, in regions like Texas and Tennessee, maintained their fidelity through terrible trials—we of the North felt for them, and profoundly we honor them.
A linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
(in the plural) Two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as part of a clerical, legal, or academic dress.
Hyponym: preaching band
(physics) A part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
(physics) A group of energy levels in a solid state material.
valence band; conduction band
(obsolete) A bond.
- 1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The life and death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i], page 23, column 1:
  OLd Iohn of Gaunt, time-honoured Lancaſter,
  Haſt thou according to thy oath and band
  Brought hither Henry Herford thy bold ſon:
  Heere to make good yͤ boiſtrous late appeale,
  Which then our leyſure would not let vs heare,
  Againſt the Duke of Norfolke, Thomas Mowbray?
(obsolete) Pledge; security.
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book VI, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
  He sent to her his basenet as a faithfull band.
(especially US) A ring, such as a wedding ring (wedding band), or a ring put on a bird's leg to identify it.
(sciences) Any distinguishing line formed by chromatography, electrophoresis etc
(medicine) Short for band cell.
(slang, hiphop, often in the plural) A wad of money totaling $1K, held together by a band; (by extension) $1000, a grand; (by extension) money
- 2014, “Trap Queen”, performed by Fetty Wap:
  She my trap queen, let her hit the bando / We be countin' up, watch how far them bands go

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Japanese: バンド (bando)
→ Korean: 밴드 (baendeu)

Translations

strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together

Bashkir: таҫма (taśma), ҡайыш (qayış)
Belarusian: сту́жка f (stúžka)
Bulgarian: ле́нта (bg) f (lénta), кола́н (bg) m (kolán)
Burmese: အတန့် (my) (a.tan.)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 帶／带 (zh) (dài), 帶子／带子 (zh) (dàizi)
Danish: band (da)
Dutch: band (nl) m
Esperanto: bendo
Finnish: nauha (fi)
German: Band (de) n
Greek: ιμάντας (el) m (imántas), ταινία (el) f (tainía)
Hungarian: kötés (hu), szalag (hu), pánt (hu)
Irish: banda m
Italian: fascia (it)
Japanese: 条片 (じょうへん, jōhen), ストリップ (ja) (sutorippu), ストラップ (sutorappu), バンド (ja) (bando)
Korean: 줄무늬 (ko) (julmunui), 끈 (ko) (kkeun), 밴드 (baendeu)
Ladin: vëta f
Latin: fascia
Latvian: lente f, saite (lv) f
Lithuanian: raištis m
Malay: bebat (ms)
Jawi: ببت
Maori: tauri
Norwegian:
Bokmål: band (no) n, bånd (no) n

Nynorsk: band n
Ottoman Turkish: باغ (bağ)
Persian: بند (fa) (band)
Plautdietsch: Baunt m
Polish: taśma (pl) f
Portuguese: banda (pt) f, cinta (pt) f, faixa (pt) f
Romanian: fașă (ro)
Russian: ле́нта (ru) f (lénta), тесьма́ (ru) f (tesʹmá), повя́зка (ru) f (povjázka), о́бод (ru) m (óbod), о́бруч (ru) m (óbruč), поло́ска (ru) f (polóska)
Spanish: cinta (es) f, franja (es) f
Swahili: bendi (sw)
Swedish: band (sv) n, bindel (sv) c, snodd (sv) c, snöre (sv) n
Telugu: మోపుతాడు (mōputāḍu)
Ukrainian: стрі́чка f (stríčka), сму́жка f (smúžka)
Vietnamese: băng (vi) (繃)

narrow strip of cloth or other material on clothing, to bind, strengthen, or ornament it

Hungarian: szalag (hu), pánt (hu), paszomány (hu)

strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: band (nl) m
Finnish: selkänauha, selys
Greek: ράχη (el) f (ráchi)
Korean: ^{(please verify)} 책의 고정축 (chaegui gojeongchuk), ^{(please verify)} 지탱축 (jitaengchuk)
Kyrgyz: тасма (ky) (tasma)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: bind (no) n

Nynorsk: bind n
Polish: grzbiet (pl) m
Russian: манже́тка (ru) f (manžétka)
Swahili: bendi (sw)
Vietnamese: dải (vi)

band or strip as part of a machine

Bulgarian: ремък (bg) m (remǎk)
Esperanto: bendo
Finnish: nauha (fi)
Hungarian: szíj (hu), szalag (hu), heveder (hu), abroncs (hu), hajtószíj (hu), gépszíj (hu), szállítószalag (hu), futószalag (hu)
Maori: koroprewa
Russian: ле́нта (ru) f (lénta), реме́нь (ru) m (reménʹ)
Vietnamese: băng (vi)

long strip of material, color, etc, that is different from the surrounding area

Hungarian: sáv (hu), csík (hu)

architecture: a strip of decoration (either a continuous tablet, stripe, or series of ornaments, or, in Gothic architecture, the moulding encircling pillars and small shafts)

that which serves as the means of union or connection between persons; a tie — see also tie

Hungarian: kötelék (hu)

part of radio spectrum

Belarusian: паласа́ f (palasá), дыяпазо́н m (dyjapazón)
Bulgarian: ле́нта (bg) f (lénta)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 波段 (zh) (bōduàn)
Dutch: band (nl) m
Esperanto: zono, bendo
Finnish: kaista (fi), taajuuskaista (fi); aallonpituusalue (fi), aaltoalue (fi); bändi (fi) (radio amateur slang), taajuusalue (fi)
German: Frequenzspektrum (de) n
Greek: ζώνη (el) f (zóni)
Hungarian: sáv (hu)
Irish: banda m
Korean: 밴드 (baendeu), 대역폭(帶域幅) (daeyeokpok)
Maori: aratuku
Norwegian:
Bokmål: bånd (no) n

Nynorsk: bånd n
Polish: pasmo (pl) n
Portuguese: banda (pt) f
Romanian: bandă (ro) f
Russian: полоса́ (ru) f (polosá), диапазо́н (ru) m (diapazón)
Sicilian: banna (scn) f
Spanish: banda (es) f
Swahili: bendi (sw)
Swedish: band (sv) n
Ukrainian: полоса́ f (polosá), діапазо́н (uk) m (diapazón)
Vietnamese: băng (vi), dải (vi)

group of energy levels in a solid state material

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: band (nl) m
Finnish: vyö (fi)
Hungarian: sáv (hu)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: bånd (no) n

Nynorsk: bånd n
Spanish: pasmo (es) n
Swahili: bendi (sw)
Swedish: band (sv) n
Vietnamese: băng (vi), dải (vi), bó (vi)

line representing a component of a protein

Verb

band (third-person singular simple present bands, present participle banding, simple past and past participle banded)

(transitive) To fasten with a band.
- 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “A Poet’s Midnight”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 54:
  As he spake, his eyes rested on the graves below. "Yes," muttered the youth, "they are sufficient answer; they are indeed the end of all human hope."
  Mechanically he turned from one to another. Some were recently banded down with osiers, and the grass was varied with primrose roots; on some the foxglove grew luxuriantly, while others had a tombstone, carved with a name and a brief epitaph.
(transitive, ornithology) To fasten an identifying band around the leg of (a bird).

Derived terms

Translations

fasten with a band

Finnish: sitoa (fi)
German: binden (de)
Hungarian: átköt (hu), összeköt (hu), összekapcsol (hu), összeerősít (hu)
Latvian: sasiet, apsiet
Norwegian:
Bokmål: binde (no)

Nynorsk: binda, binde
Swahili: bendi (sw)
Swedish: binda (sv)
Vietnamese: buộc dải, buộc băng, đóng đai

ornithology: fasten an identifying band around the leg of

Finnish: rengastaa (fi)
French: baguer (fr)
German: beringen (de)
Hungarian: lábgyűrűz, meggyűrűz (hu)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: ringmerke

Nynorsk: ringmerke
Swahili: bendi (sw)
Swedish: ringmärka (sv)

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Bulgarian: ^{(please verify)} свързвам (bg) (svǎrzvam) (1)

Etymology 2

Derived from Middle English band, from Old French bande, from Old Occitan banda (“regiment of troops”), perhaps from Frankish *bend, from Proto-Germanic *bandiz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie; bond, band”). Compare German Bande (“band”).

Noun

band (plural bands)

A group of musicians who perform together as an ensemble, usually for a professional recording artist.
A type of orchestra originally playing janissary music.
A marching band.
A group of people loosely united for a common purpose, e.g., a band of thieves.
- 1883, Howard Pyle, chapter V, in The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood […], New York, N.Y.: […] Charles Scribner’s Sons […], →OCLC:
  But in the meantime Robin Hood and his band lived quietly in Sherwood Forest, without showing their faces abroad, for Robin knew that it would not be wise for him to be seen in the neighborhood of Nottingham, those in authority being very wroth with him.
- 1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, chapter 23, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill., New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M[elvin] Hill Co., →OCLC:
  "My third command to the Winged Monkeys," said Glinda, "shall be to carry you to your forest. Then, having used up the powers of the Golden Cap, I shall give it to the King of the Monkeys, that he and his band may thereafter be free for evermore."
(anthropology) A small group of people living in a simple society, contrasted with tribes, chiefdoms, and states.
(Canada) A group of aboriginals that has official recognition as an organized unit by the federal government of Canada.

Derived terms

Descendants

Cantonese: band
→ German: Band (colloquial)
→ Japanese: バンド (bando)
→ Korean: 밴드 (baendeu)

Translations

group of musicians

Arabic: فِرْقَة f (firqa)
Hijazi Arabic: فرقة f (firga)
Bashkir: төркөм (törköm)
Belarusian: арке́стр m (arkjéstr), анса́мбль m (ansámblʹ), гру́па f (hrúpa), ба́нда f (bánda)
Bulgarian: гру́па (bg) f (grúpa), орке́стър m (orkéstǎr), бенд m (bend), ба́нда (bg) f (bánda)
Burmese: တီးဝိုင်း (my) (ti:wuing:), ဘင် (my) (bhang)
Catalan: banda (ca) f, grup (ca) m
Chinese:
Cantonese: 樂隊／乐队 (ngok⁶ deoi^6-2), band (ben¹) (Hong Kong, colloquial)

Mandarin: 樂隊／乐队 (zh) (yuèduì)
Czech: kapela (cs) f, soubor (cs) m
Danish: band (da) n
Dutch: band (nl) m, muziekformatie f
Esperanto: bando (eo)
Estonian: bänd, ansambel
Finnish: soittokunta (fi), yhtye (fi), bändi (fi)
French: groupe (fr) m
Galician: banda (gl) f
Georgian: ანსამბლი (ansambli), ორკესტრი (orḳesṭri), ჯგუფი (ǯgupi), ბენდი (bendi) (colloquial)
German: Band (de) f, Kapelle (de) f, Musikkapelle (de) f, Combo (de) f, Musikbande f (archaic)
Greek: συγκρότημα (el) n (sygkrótima), ορχήστρα (el) f (orchístra)
Greenlandic: nipilersortartut
Hebrew: לַהֲקָה (he) f (lahaká)
Hindi: बैंड (hi) m (baiṇḍ)
Hungarian: zenekar (hu), együttes (hu), banda (hu)
Irish: banna m
Italian: gruppo musicale m
Japanese: 楽団 (ja) (がくだん, gakudan), バンド (ja) (bando)
Korean: 밴드 (baendeu), 그룹 (ko) (geurup), 악단(樂團) (ko) (akdan)
Kyrgyz: топ (ky) (top)
Latvian: grupa f
Low German:
German Low German: Band (nds)
Macedonian: гру́па f (grúpa), бенд m (bend)
Malay: kugiran (ms), kumpulan gitar rancak, pancaragam (ms)
Maori: pāna
Marathi: बँड f (bĕṇḍa)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: band (no) n, korps (no) n

Nynorsk: band n, korps n
Occitan: banda (oc) f
Persian: گروه (fa) (goruh)
Polish: zespół (pl) m
Portuguese: banda (pt) f, grupo (pt) m
Romanian: formație (ro) f, trupă (ro) f
Romansch: chapella f
Russian: орке́стр (ru) m (orkéstr), анса́мбль (ru) m (ansámblʹ), гру́ппа (ru) f (grúppa), бэнд (ru) m (bɛnd) (slang), ба́нда (ru) f (bánda)
Sardinian: banda f
Scots: baund
Scottish Gaelic: còmhlan m, còmhlan-ciùil m
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: бенд m

Roman: bend (sh) m
Sicilian: banna (scn) f, gruppu (scn) m
Spanish: banda (es) f, grupo (es) m
Swahili: bendi (sw)
Swedish: band (sv) n
Tagalog: banda (tl) (literally)
Telugu: మేళము (te) (mēḷamu)
Thai: วงดนตรี (wong-don-dtrii), วง (th) (wong)
Turkish: grup (tr)
Ukrainian: орке́стр (uk) (orkéstr), гурт (hurt), анса́мбль (uk) m (ansámblʹ), гру́па (uk) f (hrúpa), ба́нда (uk) f (bánda)
Vietnamese: ban nhạc, nhóm nhạc
Volapük: musiganef (vo)
Welsh: grŵp (cy)
Yiddish: קאַפּעליע f (kapelye)

orchestra originally playing janissary music

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: soittokunta (fi), torvisoittokunta (fi)
German: Blaskapelle (de) f, Marschkapelle (de) f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: korps (no) n

Nynorsk: korps n
Swahili: bendi (sw)
Vietnamese: dàn nhạc

group of people loosely united for a common purpose

Arabic: فِرْقَة f (firqa)
Catalan: bàndol (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 黨／党 (zh) (dǎng)
Dutch: bende (nl)
Esperanto: bando (eo)
Finnish: joukko (fi), joukkio (fi)
Galician: banda (gl) f, grupo (gl) m
German: Bande (de) f, Gruppe (de) f, Stamm (de) m, Trupp (de) m, Gemeinde f, Mannschaft (de) f
Greek: ομάδα (el) f (omáda), όμιλος (el) m (ómilos)
Hebrew: כְּנוּפִיָה (he) f (k'nufya)
Hungarian: csapat (hu), csoport (hu), banda (hu)
Irish: cuire m
Korean: 단체(團體) (ko) (danche), 그룹 (ko) (geurup)
Latin: caterva f
Maori: tokomatua
Middle English: meyne
Norwegian:
Bokmål: bande (no) m

Nynorsk: bande (nn) m
Polish: banda (pl) f
Portuguese: bando (pt) m, grupo (pt) m
Romanian: bandă (ro)
Russian: отря́д (ru) f (otrjád), ба́нда (ru) f (bánda), ша́йка (ru) f (šájka)
Scottish Gaelic: còmhlan m
Spanish: banda (es) f
Swahili: bendi (sw)
Swedish: band (sv) n
Vietnamese: bọn (vi), đoàn (vi), lũ (vi), toán (vi), bầy (vi), tụi (vi)

anthropology: small group of people living in a simple society

Catalan: banda (ca) f
Czech: tlupa
Finnish: klaani (fi), heimo (fi)
French: bande (fr) f
Inari Sami: sijdâ
Kildin Sami: сыййт (syjjt)
Lakota: thiyóšpaye
Northern Sami: siida
Pite Sami: sijjda
Skolt Sami: sijdd
Southern Sami: sïjte
Swahili: bendi (sw)
Ter Sami: sijjd
Ume Sami: sïjdda

Canada: recognized group of aboriginals

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: heimo (fi)
French: bande (fr) f
Swahili: bendi (sw)

Verb

band (third-person singular simple present bands, present participle banding, simple past and past participle banded)

(intransitive) To group together for a common purpose; to confederate.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts xxiii:12:
  Certain of the Jews banded together.
(transitive, education) To group (students) together by perceived ability; to stream.

Derived terms

band together

Translations

(intransitive) group together for a common purpose

Bulgarian: групирам (bg) (grupiram)
Dutch: verenigen (nl)
Finnish: liittyä (fi), yhdistyä (fi)
German: sich vereinigen, verbinden (de)
Swahili: bendi (sw)
Swedish: förena (sv) sig, gadda ihop (sv) sig

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Bulgarian: ^{(please verify)} свързвам (bg) (svǎrzvam) (1)

Etymology 3

Verb

band

(obsolete) simple past and past participle of bind

Etymology 4

Verb

band (third-person singular simple present bands, present participle banding, simple past and past participle banded)

Obsolete form of bandy.

Noun

band

(Cantonese) band (group of musicians) (Classifier: 隊／队 c)
- 期望快快成為世界最勁嘅Band [Cantonese, trad.]
  期望快快成为世界最劲嘅Band [Cantonese, simp.]
  From: 1987, 許冠傑 (Samuel Hui), 潮流興夾Band
  kei⁴ mong⁶ faai^3-2 faai³ sing⁴ wai⁴ sai³ gaai³ zeoi³ ging⁶ ge³ ben¹ [Jyutping]
  Hoping that we'll quickly become the world's best band
- C：邊隊band先？
  A：係囖。冇講到係邊隊band。 [Cantonese, trad.]
  C：边队band先？
  A：系𱕌。冇讲到系边队band。 [Cantonese, simp.]
  From: 1998, 收音機1 (Radio 1), Hong Kong Cantonese Corpus (HKCanCor)
  C: bin¹ deoi⁶ ben¹ sin¹?
  A: hai⁶ lo¹. mou⁵ gong² dou³ hai⁶ bin¹ deoi⁶ ben¹. [Jyutping]
  C: So which band?
  A: Indeed, they didn't mention which band.
- 彈結他嗰個通常係一隊band嘅中心，表演嗰陣要好似 leader 咁帶住隊band，好自然就會吸引到觀眾嘅目光㗎喇。 [Cantonese, trad.]
  弹结他嗰个通常系一队band嘅中心，表演嗰阵要好似 leader 咁带住队band，好自然就会吸引到观众嘅目光㗎喇。 [Cantonese, simp.]
  From: 2010, TVB-J2, K-ON！輕音少女 (K-On!), season 1, episode 2
  taan⁴ git^3-6 taa¹ go² go³ tung¹ soeng⁴ hai⁶ jat¹ deoi⁶ ben¹ ge³ zung¹ sam¹, biu² jin² go² zan⁶ jiu³ hou² ci⁵ li¹ daa⁴ gam² daai³ zyu⁶ deoi⁶ ben¹, hou² zi⁶ jin⁴ zau⁶ wui⁵ kap¹ jan⁵ dou^3-2 gun¹ zung³ ge³ muk⁶ gwong¹ gaa³ laa³. [Jyutping]
  The guitarist is usually the center of a band and has to lead the band during performances, and naturally becomes the audience's center of attention.

Synonyms

樂隊／乐队 (yuèduì)
組合／组合 (zǔhé)

Derived terms

夾band／夹band (gaap³ ben¹)
打band
散band (saan³ ben¹)

Etymology 2

Perhaps influenced by banned.

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): ben¹

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ben¹
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ben¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɛːn⁵⁵/

Verb

band

(Hong Kong Cantonese) Alternative form of ban
- 2014 July 5, “孫耀威冒解約危機為動物發聲”, in 東網‎, 繽FUN星網:
  
  Eric還透露將會準備巡迴演唱會，但遇阻滯，「我已經被會場band咗 3 次，不過好似通常都要band5 次先成事 [Hong Kong Cantonese, trad.]
  Eric还透露将会准备巡回演唱会，但遇阻滞，「我已经被会场band咗 3 次，不过好似通常都要band5 次先成事 [Hong Kong Cantonese, simp.]
  Eric waan⁴ tau³ lou⁶ zoeng¹ wui⁵ zeon² bei⁶ ceon⁴ wui⁴ jin² coeng³ wui^6-2, daan⁶ jyu⁶ zo² zai⁶, “ngo⁵ ji⁵ ging¹ bei⁶ wui^6-2 coeng⁴ ben¹ zo² 3 ci³, bat¹ gwo³ hou² ci⁵ tung¹ soeng⁴ dou¹ jiu³ ben¹ 5 ci³ sin¹ sing⁴ si⁶ [Jyutping]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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English Loanwords in Hong Kong Cantonese

Etymology 1

Derived from English band.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baːnd/, [b̥æːnd̥]

Noun

band n (singular definite bandet, plural indefinite band or bands)

band

Inflection

More information neuter gender, Singular ...

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
neuter gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	band	bandet	band bands	bandene
genitive	bands	bandets	bands bands'	bandenes

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Declension of band

Derived terms

funkband

Etymology 2

Derived from Old Norse bann (“ban, curse”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ban/, [b̥ænˀ]

Noun

band n (singular definite bandet, not used in plural form)

(rare) excommunication

Etymology 3

From bande (“swear, curse”), from Old Norse banna (“ban, curse”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ban/, [b̥ænˀ]

Noun

band c or n

(rare) swear word

Verb

band

imperative of bande

References

“band” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle Dutch bant, from Old Dutch *band, from Proto-West Germanic *band, from Proto-Germanic *bandą. Compare Old High German bant, pant n, Old Saxon band, Old Frisian band n (and a closely related form Old English bænd, bend with umlaut from *bandiz). A verbal noun with ablaut to binden (“to bind”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɑnt/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: band
Rhymes: -ɑnt

Noun

band m (plural banden, diminutive bandje n)

bond, connection, [[relationship, liaison, tie (attachment, as in a relation)
Ik heb geen goede band met God. ― I don't have a good relationship with God.
band (all English senses, above, except for group of musicians) (clarification of this definition is needed)
ribbon or object of similar shape
1. tire / tyre (e.g., a car tyre)
2. tape (magnetic tape, video tape)
3. belt (martial arts belt)
4. belt (conveyor belt)
(physics) interval relating to frequency or wavelength in electromagnetic phenomena
1. range of energy levels in a solid state material
2. interval in the light spectrum
bank (the bank of a pool table)

Derived terms

Related terms

verband

Descendants

Afrikaans: band
Negerhollands: band
→ Caribbean Javanese: ban
→ Indonesian: ban
- → Petjo: ban
→ Papiamentu: bant, banchi
→ Sranan Tongo: banti
- → Aukan: banti
- → Caribbean Hindustani: banti
- → Caribbean Javanese: banti (dated)
- → Saramaccan: bánti

Noun

band n (plural banden, diminutive bandje n)

ribbon

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English band.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɛnt/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: band
Rhymes: -ɛnt

Noun

band m (plural bands, diminutive bandje n)

(music) band

Descendants

→ Sranan Tongo: bènt
- → Caribbean Javanese: bèn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse band.

Noun

band n (genitive singular bands, plural bond)

(a piece of) rope, string
(figuratively, in the plural) ties, connection, relations

Declension

n8	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	band	bandið	bond	bondini
Accusative	band	bandið	bond	bondini
Dative	bandi	bandinum	bondum	bondunum
Genitive	bands	bandsins	banda	bandanna

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bant/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -ant

Verb

band

preterite of binden

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse band.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [pant]
Rhymes: -ant

Noun

band n (genitive singular bands, nominative plural bönd)

(a piece of) string
yarn
(figuratively, in the plural) ties, connection, relations
binding (of a book)
(music) tie
(music, slang) a musical band

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	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
n-s	singular		plural
nominative	band	bandið	bönd	böndin
accusative	band	bandið	bönd	böndin
dative	bandi	bandinu	böndum	böndunum
genitive	bands	bandsins	banda	bandanna

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Synonyms

(band): hljómsveit f

Derived terms

Related terms

Alternative forms

bande, bend
bond, boond, bonde, bound

Etymology

Inherited from Old English bend, from Proto-Germanic *bandiz; vocalism is influenced by Old Norse band and Old French bande.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɔ(ː)nd/, /ba(ː)nd/

Noun

band (plural bandes)

That which obstructs one's free will and free action; a restraint.
1. A chain or other object used to restrain a captive.
2. Captivity; the condition of being jailed.
3. A compact, directive or binding pact (either reciprocal or from one unto another)
A strip of a material used to tie or bind; a band:
1. A rope or piece of twine used to tie or bind.
2. A headband (a band that surrounds the head)
3. A metal band that surrounds an object in order to strengthen it.
4. (anatomy, rare) A joint or sinew.
5. (heraldry, rare) A diagonal stripe or band.
(rare) A strip of a material not used to tie or bind.
Something used to join or connect; a link.
1. (figurative) A metaphorical connection or linkage.
A collection or group of bound items.

Descendants

English: band, bend, bond
Scots: band, bend

References

“bō̆nd, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-25.

Alternative forms

bånd (see this word for common usage)

Etymology

Derived from English band (in this sense).

Noun

band n (definite singular bandet, indefinite plural band, definite plural banda or bandene)

(music) a band; group of rock musicians

Derived terms

References

“band” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Alternative forms

bainn (dialectal, Trøndelag)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Norse band, akin to English bond.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɑnd/

Noun

band n (definite singular bandet, indefinite plural band, definite plural banda)

Derived terms

samband

Etymology 2

Derived from English band (music).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bænd/, /bɑnd/

Noun

band n (definite singular bandet, indefinite plural band, definite plural banda)

(music) band

References

“band” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *bandą.

Noun

band n (genitive bands, plural bǫnd)

the act of binding or settling
Antonym: lausn

lausn ok band allra vandamál
the decision in all difficult cases
band, cord, fetter
(plural only) bond, confederacy
(plural only, heiti, Germanic paganism) the gods
- c. 930, Egill Skallagrímsson, loose verse 21
  Svá skyldi goð gjalda,
  gram reki bǫnd af lǫndum,
  reið sé rǫgn ok Óðinn,
  rôn míns féar hônum; […]
  So shall the gods repay him—may the gods drive the ruler from the land; may the divine powers be wroth, and Odin—for the plunder of my wealth.

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neuter	singular		plural
neuter	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	band	bandit	bǫnd	bǫndin
accusative	band	bandit	bǫnd	bǫndin
dative	bandi	bandinu	bǫndum	bǫndunum
genitive	bands	bandsins	banda	bandanna

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Derived terms

bandamaðr m (“confederate”)
bandingi m (“prisoner”)

Related terms

binda (“to bind”)

Descendants

Icelandic: band
Faroese: band
Norwegian Nynorsk: band
- → Norwegian Bokmål: band
Swedish: band
Danish: bånd
- Norwegian Bokmål: bånd

References

band in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

Etymology 1

Unadapted borrowing from English band.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɛnt/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -ɛnt
Syllabification: band

Noun

band m inan

(music) pop or jazz band playing mostly wind instruments
Synonyms: kapela, zespół

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	singular	plural
nominative	band	bandy
genitive	bandu	bandów
dative	bandowi	bandom
accusative	band	bandy
instrumental	bandem	bandami
locative	bandzie	bandach
vocative	bandzie	bandy

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Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bant/
Rhymes: -ant
Syllabification: band
Homophone: bant

Noun

band f

genitive plural of banda

Etymology 1

Derived from Old Norse band.

Pronunciation

Audio: (file)

Noun

band n

band
1. ribbon, tape, strip of material
2. ensemble, orchestra, group of musicians
3. gang, band of robbers
4. (physics) part of radio spectrum
5. (physics) group of energy levels
belt (used for transporting material or objects between two places); conveyor belt
Synonym: transportband
caterpillar track; a belt or band fitted instead of wheels to off-road vehicles
Synonym: larvfötter
audio tape or video tape
cassette (of audio or video tape)
tie, connection, relation; from a person to another person or to a place

Declension

More information Declension of, Singular ...

Declension of band
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	band	bandet	band	banden
Genitive	bands	bandets	bands	bandens

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Etymology 2

Derived from English band.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈband/

Noun

band n

(music) band

Declension

More information Declension of, Singular ...

Declension of band
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	band	bandet	band	banden
Genitive	bands	bandets	bands	bandens

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Verb

band

past indicative of binda

References

Etymology

Borrowed from English band.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /band/
Rhymes: -and

Noun

band m (plural bandiau)

band (group of musicians)
band (strip of material)
(physics) band

Derived terms

band arian (“silver band”)
band eang (“broadband”)
band lastig (“elastic band”)
band llydan (“broadband”)
band pres (“brass band”)

Mutation

More information Welsh mutation, radical ...

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
band	fand	mand	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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