-endo

-endo

See also: endo, Endo, endo-, and -endő

Italian

Etymology

From Latin -endus, -iendus. Compare Spanish -iendo, Spanish -endo, Romanian -ând, -ind, French -ant.

Suffix

-endo

1. used with a stem to form the gerund of regular -ere and -ire verbs
2. used in some nouns and adjectives to express an idea of need or necessity

Anagrams

• onde

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• -ẽdo (obsolete, abbreviation)
• -enu (eye dialect, Northeast Brazil)
• -eno (eye dialect, Northeast Brazil)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -endum, forming the masculine singular future passive participle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈẽ.du/

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /-ˈe.nu/

Suffix

-endo

1. forms the gerund of 2^nd conjugation verbs

Coordinate terms

• -ando, -indo