-ende

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ende"

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch -ende.

Suffix

-ende

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

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

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

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /en.de/

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *-andī, from Proto-Germanic *-andz. Akin to Latin -āns, -ēns; Ancient Greek -ων (-ōn), Persian ـنده (-ande).

Suffix

-ende

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

Etymology 2

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

Suffix

-ende

  1. used to form neuter nouns
    swǣsendefood, victuals, flattery, blandishment
Usage notes
  • Frequently used in the plural -endu.
Declension
Derived terms
Old English terms suffixed with -ende

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Suffix

-ende

  1. Alternative form of -anne

Further reading

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)

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