agenda
See also: Agenda, agendá, and agendą
English
Etymology
From Latin agenda (“things that ought to be done”), future passive participle (gerundive) of agō (“I do, act, make”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈd͡ʒɛn.də/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛndə
Noun
agenda (plural agendas or (rare, proscribed) agendae)
- A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to.
- July 18 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club "The Dark Knight Rises"
- Where the Joker preys on our fears of random, irrational acts of terror, Bane has an all-consuming, dictatorial agenda that’s more stable and permanent, a New World Order that’s been planned out with the precision of a military coup.
- July 18 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club "The Dark Knight Rises"
- A list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting).
- A notebook used to organize and maintain such plans or lists, an agenda book, an agenda planner.
- 2005, Linda Wilmshurst; Alan W. Brue, A Parent's Guide To Special Education: Insider Advice On How To Navigate The System And Help Your Child Succeed, →ISBN, page 145:
- A homework agenda, sometimes called a student planner, is a notebook often used to help your child keep track of daily homework assignments.
- 2011, Spencer Marc Aronfeld, Make It Your Own Law Firm: The Ultimate Law Student's Guide to Owning, Managing, and Marketing Your Own Successful Law Firm, AuthorHouse, page 12
- It may be better to simply buy an agenda at the drug store for five dollars, but you need to keep this stuff accurate.
- 2011, David Campos; Rocio Delgado; Mary Esther Huerta, Reaching Out to Latino Families of English Language Learners, →ISBN, page 160:
- The children will use an agenda book that the school provides to organize their homework information. Before leaving for home, the children will neatly write their assignments and related directions in their agendas.
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- An ulterior motive.
- (obsolete) A ritual.
Usage notes
The word agenda is the Latin plural of agendum, but in English the word agenda is usually taken as a singular, and item on the agenda used for individual things in the list.
Synonyms
- (temporally organized plan): docket, worklist, schedule
Derived terms
- agenda-setting
- hidden agenda
- non-agenda
- sunshine agenda
Descendants
- → Malay: agenda
- → Swahili: ajenda
Translations
temporally organized plan
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list of matters to be taken up — See also translations at order of the day
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agenda book; notebook for organizing and planning
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hidden agenda — see hidden agenda
Noun
agenda
- (now rare) plural of agendum
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin agenda, substantive use of the neuter plural of agendus (“which ought to be done”), future passive participle (gerundive) of agō (“I do, act, make”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /əˈʒen.də/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /aˈd͡ʒen.da/
Noun
agenda f (plural agendes)
- agenda; calendar (a list of planned events, organized by time)
- planner (a notebook in which one keeps notations of appointments and contacts)
- agenda (a list of planned items for discussion at a meeting)
- (economics) A list of planned projects that are to be done as funds become available.
Hyponyms
- (a list of planned events, organized by time): calendari (“a list of planned events for a given year”)
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch agendaboec, itself from Latin agenda (“things which ought to be done”) (from the verb agō (“act, do”)) + boec (“book”) (modern Dutch boek).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑˈɣɛn.daː/, /aːˈɣɛn.daː/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: agen‧da
- Rhymes: -ɛndaː
Noun
agenda m (plural agenda's, diminutive agendaatje n)
- A calendar (book), a diary, a booklet or other device where one notes down one’s schedule, appointments etc.
- Synonym: dagwijzer
- An agenda (list of matters at a meeting)
Derived terms
- agendaseks
- schoolagenda
Descendants
- Afrikaans: agenda
- → Indonesian: agenda
- → Papiamentu: agènda
See also
- kalender
Anagrams
- gaande, gedaan
Finnish
Etymology
From Latin agenda.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑɡendɑ/, [ˈɑɡe̞ndɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑɡendɑ
- Syllabification(key): a‧gen‧da
Noun
agenda
- An agenda
Declension
| Inflection of agenda (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | agenda | agendat | |
| genitive | agendan | agendoiden agendoitten agendojen | |
| partitive | agendaa | agendoita agendoja | |
| illative | agendaan | agendoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | agenda | agendat | |
| accusative | nom. | agenda | agendat |
| gen. | agendan | ||
| genitive | agendan | agendoiden agendoitten agendojen agendainrare | |
| partitive | agendaa | agendoita agendoja | |
| inessive | agendassa | agendoissa | |
| elative | agendasta | agendoista | |
| illative | agendaan | agendoihin | |
| adessive | agendalla | agendoilla | |
| ablative | agendalta | agendoilta | |
| allative | agendalle | agendoille | |
| essive | agendana | agendoina | |
| translative | agendaksi | agendoiksi | |
| instructive | — | agendoin | |
| abessive | agendatta | agendoitta | |
| comitative | — | agendoineen | |
| Possessive forms of agenda (type katiska) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | agendani | agendamme |
| 2nd person | agendasi | agendanne |
| 3rd person | agendansa | |
French
Etymology
From Latin agenda, substantive use of the neuter plural of agendus (“which ought to be done”), future passive participle (gerundive) of agō (“I do, act, make”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ʒɛ̃.da/, (regional) /a.ʒɑ̃.da/
audio (file) Audio (file)
Noun
agenda m (plural agendas)
- organiser, appointment book, engagement book
Derived terms
- agenda de ministre
Descendants
- → Turkish: ajanda
Further reading
- “agenda”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch agenda, from Latin agenda (“things that ought to be done”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈaɡɛn.da]
- Rhymes: -da, -a
- Hyphenation: agèn‧da
Noun
agènda (plural agenda-agenda, first-person possessive agendaku, second-person possessive agendamu, third-person possessive agendanya)
- agenda,
- A notebook used to organize and maintain such plans or lists, an agenda book, an agenda planner.
- A list of matters to be taken up.
- Synonym: acara
Further reading
- “agenda” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈd͡ʒɛn.da/
- Rhymes: -ɛnda
- Hyphenation: a‧gèn‧da
Noun
agenda f (plural agende, diminutive agendìna)
- diary
- planner (notebook)
- Synonym: taccuino
- (figurative) agenda
Latin
Participle
agenda
- inflection of agendus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Participle
agendā
- ablative feminine singular of agendus
References
- agenda in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Malay
Etymology
From English agenda.
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [a.ɡen.da]
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [ä.d͡ʒen.dä]
Noun
agenda (Jawi spelling اݢيندا, plural agenda-agenda, informal 1st possessive agendaku, 2nd possessive agendamu, 3rd possessive agendanya)
- agenda.
Further reading
- “agenda” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin agenda (“what ought to be done”).
Noun
agenda m (definite singular agendaen, indefinite plural agendaer, definite plural agendaene)
- an agenda
References
- “agenda” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin agenda (“what ought to be done”).
Noun
agenda m (definite singular agendaen, indefinite plural agendaer or agendaar, definite plural agendaene or agendaane)
- an agenda
References
- “agenda” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Alternative forms
- ajenda (Middle Polish)[1][2]
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin agenda/agendum/agendus. First attested in 1560.[1][3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈɡɛn.da/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛnda
- Syllabification: a‧gen‧da
Noun
agenda f (diminutive agendka)
- branch, department (of a company or organization)
- Synonyms: filia, oddział
- agenda, schedule (lists of tasks one must do) [from mid-18th c.][2]
- Synonym: terminarz
- agenda, schedule (lists tasks of for a meeting)
- agenda (small notebook)
- (obsolete, Christianity) Christian prayer book [16th–19th c.]
- agenda liturgiczna ― a liturgical prayer book
Declension
Declension of agenda
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | agenda | agendy |
| genitive | agendy | agend |
| dative | agendzie | agendom |
| accusative | agendę | agendy |
| instrumental | agendą | agendami |
| locative | agendzie | agendach |
| vocative | agendo | agendy |
Related terms
adjectives
- agencyjny
- agenturalny
- agenturowy
adverbs
- agencyjnie
- agenturalnie
nouns
- agenciak
- agencik
- agencja
- agens
- agent
- agentka
- agentura
- agenturalność
- agenturka
Collocations
Collocations
- (of a company or organization):
- agenda rządowa/rządu ― a government department
- wyspecjalizowana agenda ― a specialized department
- lokalna agenda/agenda terenowa ― a local department
- agenda państwowa/państwa ― a state-run department
- agenda zajmująca się czymś ― a department dealing with something
- specjalistyczna agenda ― a specialist department
- rozmaite agendy ― various department
- agenda podległa/podporządkowana ― a department under something
- agenda pozarządowa ― a non-governmental department
- międzynarodowa agenda ― an international department
- agenda odpowiedzialna za coś ― a department responsible for something
- ministerialna agenda/agenda ministra/ministerstwa ― a departmental branch
- powiatowa agenda/agenda powiatu ― a county department
- marszałkowska agenda ― a marshal’s department
- agendy założone gdzieś ― departments set up somewhere
- agenda wojewódzka ― a voivodeship department
- agenda administracyjna/administracji ― an administration department
- powołana agenda ― an established department
- agenda zewnętrzna ― an internal department
- miejska agenda ― a city department
- federalna agenda ― a federal department
- samorządowa agenda/agenda samorządu ― a self-governing department
- regionalna agenda ― a regional department
- gminna agenda/agenda gminy ― a municipal department
- agenda starostwa ― a starost department
- pracownik/pracownica agendy ― a department worker/employee
- agenda urzędu/agenda urzędów ― a department of bureaus
- szef agendy ― the boss of a department
- założenia agendy ― establishing of a department
- funkcjonariusz agendy ― department functionary
- utworzenie agendy ― creating a department
- urzędnik agendy ― a department official'
- działalność agendy ― department activity
- funkcjonowania agendy ― the functions of department
- agenda zarządu ― an administration department
- agenda organu ― the department of an organ
- agenda służby ― a (military) service department
- agenda stowarzyszenia ― the department of an association
- agenda gospodarcza ― an economic department
- oficjalna agenda ― an official department
- agenda wojskowa ― a military department
- agenda związana z czymś ― a department related with something
- sieć agend ― a network of departments
- krajowa agenda ― a domestic department
- finansowa agenda ― a financial department
- turystyczna agenda ― a tourist department
- zagraniczna agenda ― a foreign department
- agenda kancelarii ― a registrar's office
- kierownik agendy ― the leader of a department
- agenda skarbu ― a treasury department
- zalecenia agendy ― a department's recomendation/guidelines
- agenda wywiadu ― a department of intelligence
- agenda biblioteki ― a library department
- przedstawiciel agendy ― a department representative
- agenda banku ― a bank department
- działania agendy ― an department's activity
- prowadzić agendę ― to lead a department
- (lists of tasks):
- w ramach agendy ― on an agenda
- unijna agenda/agenda unii ― a union agenda
- poszczególna agenda ― the respective agenda
- szczegółowa agenda ― a detailed agenda
- tajna agenda ― a secretagenda
- propagandowa agenda ― a propagandist agenda
- ukryta agenda ― a hidden agenda
- agenda prywatyzacyjna ― a privatization agenda
- specjalna agenda ― a special agenda
- cyfrowa agenda ― a digital agenda
- studencka agenda ― a student’s agenda
- polityczna agenda ― a political agenda
- liczne agendy ― numerous agendas
- nowa agenda ― a new agenda
- socjalna agenda/agenda społeczna ― a social agenda
- wspólna agenda ― a common agenda
- stała agenda ― a fixed agenda
- agenda organizacji ― an organization’s agenda
- wdrażanie/realizacja agendy ― implementation of an agenda
- agenda instytucji ― an institution’s agenda
- agenda fundacji ― a foundation's agenda
- agenda departamentu ― a department's agenda
- agenda spotkania ― the agenda of a meeting
- agenda konferencji ― the agenda of a conference
- agenda przedsiębiorstwa ― a business' agenda
- agenda kościoła ― a church’s agenda
- agenda imprezy ― a party’s agenda
- punkt agendy ― a point on an agenda
- ustalić agendę ― to determe/set an agenda
- przyjąć agendę ― to adopt/embrace an agenda
References
- “ajenda”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish], 2010-2022
- Teresa Sokołowska (25.09.2014), “AGENDA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
- agenda in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
- Pęzik, Piotr; Przepiórkowski, A.; Bańko, M.; Górski, R.; Lewandowska-Tomaszczyk, B (2012) Wyszukiwarka PELCRA dla danych NKJP. Narodowy Korpus Języka Polskiego [National Polish Language Corpus, PELCRA search engine], Wydawnictwo PWN
Further reading
- agenda in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- agenda in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807-1814), “agienda”, in Słownik języka polskiego
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “agenda”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈʒẽ.dɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈʒẽ.da/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈʒẽ.dɐ/
- Rhymes: -ẽdɐ
- Hyphenation: a‧gen‧da
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin agenda.
Noun
agenda f (plural agendas)
- schedule (time-based plan of events)
- agenda (booklet where a schedule is kept)
- planner (a personal phone book)
Related terms
- agendar, agendamento
Verb
agenda
- inflection of agendar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin agenda, substantive use of the neuter plural of agendus (“which ought to be done”), future passive participle (gerundive) of agō (“to do, to act, to make”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈxenda/ [aˈxẽn̪.d̪a]
- Rhymes: -enda
- Syllabification: a‧gen‧da
Noun
agenda f (plural agendas)
- agenda, planner (notebook)
- agenda (list of matters to be taken up)
Derived terms
- agenda de direcciones
- agenda oculta
- agendar
Verb
agenda
- inflection of agendar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “agenda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun
agenda (n class, plural agenda)
- Alternative form of ajenda
Swedish
Etymology
From Latin agenda (“what ought to be done”).
Pronunciation
audio (file)
Noun
agenda c
- an agenda
Usage notes
- The agenda for a meeting is normally called dagordning. The word agenda is more often used in the abstract sense of somebody's "political agenda".
Declension
| Declension of agenda | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | agenda | agendan | agendor | agendorna |
| Genitive | agendas | agendans | agendors | agendornas |
Anagrams
- agande