-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

Danish

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *-andz.

Suffix

-ende

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

Latin

Suffix

-ende

  1. vocative masculine singular of -endus

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

Etymology 1

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 n

  1. used to form neuter nouns
    swǣsende (“food, victuals, flattery, blandishment”)
Declension
Declension of -ende (strong ja-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative -ende -endu
accusative -ende -endu
genitive -endes -enda
dative -ende -endum
Usage notes
  • Frequently used in the plural -endu.

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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