-ende

-ende

See also: ende, Ende, endé, ēndé, endë, and ëndë

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch -ende.

Suffix

-ende

1. equivalent of English -ing; suffix for present participle terms

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Danish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *-andz.

Suffix

-ende

1. equivalent of English -ing; suffix for present participle terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *-dô, cognate with English -th. The -n- is generalized from those stems that ended in -n originally, e.g. ti-ende from *tehun-dô.

Suffix

-ende

1. forms ordinal numbers from cardinal numbers

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Norwegian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *-andz.

Suffix

-ende

1. equivalent of English -ing; suffix for present participles and adjectives
2. equivalent of English -th, -eth; suffix for ordinal numbers

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Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /en.de/

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *-andī, from Proto-Germanic *-andz. Akin to Latin -ant, -ent, -āns, -ēns; Ancient Greek -ον (-on).

Suffix

-ende

1. equivalent of English -ing; suffix for present participles

   feallende snāw ― falling snow

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *-andiją. Compare Old Norse -indi.

Suffix

-ende

1. used to form neuter nouns

   swǣsende ― food, victuals, flattery, blandishment

Usage notes

• Frequently used in the plural -endu.

Declension

Declension of -ende (strong ja-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	-ende	-endu
accusative	-ende	-endu
genitive	-endes	-enda
dative	-ende	-endum

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Swedish

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *-andz.

Suffix

-ende

1. equivalent of English -ing; suffix for present participles (used with verbs that do not end with an unstressed -a in the infinitive)

Anagrams

• Eden, eden