ende
Albanian
Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse endi, endir (“end”), from Proto-Germanic *andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛnə/, [ˈɛnə], [ˈɛnn̩]
Noun
Inflection
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛnə/, [ˈɛnə], [ˈɛnn̩]
German
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛndə
Middle Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈendə/
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch ande, inde, from Proto-Germanic *andi.
Etymology 2
From Old Dutch endi, from Proto-Germanic *andijaz.
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Further reading
- “ende (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “ende (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “ende (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
- “ende (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English ende, from Proto-Germanic *andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos. Cognate to Middle Dutch ende, einde.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛːnd(ə)/, /ˈɛnd(ə)/
Noun
ende (plural endes)
- The end or finishing of a thing; the terminal point of something:
- The end of something'e presence; disappearance.
- a. 1382, John Wycliffe, “Apocalips 1:8”, in Wycliffe's Bible:
- Yhe, Amen! Y am alpha and oo, the bigynnyng and the ende, seith the Lord God, that is, and that was, and that is to comynge, almyȝti.
- You, Amen! I am Alpha and O, the beginning and the end, says the Lord God; that is, that was, and that which will come, almighty.
- The end of one's life; death or passing away.
- 1407, The Testimony of William Thorpe, page 41.
- And herfore of Wicleef speciali and of these men I toke the lore whiche I haue taughte and purpose to lyue aftir, if God wole, to my lyues ende.
- 1407, The Testimony of William Thorpe, page 41.
- The end of a literary piece or work.
- The last or final part of something.
- The conclusion or aftermath of something.
- The irrevocable or last destiny of something.
- (rare) A successful conclusion or finishing.
- The end of something'e presence; disappearance.
- The marginal or outlying part of something:
- The extreme terminus or point of an object or thing (including something that was formerly one)
- The margins or surrounds of a nation or settlement; the border.
- A part of a settlement, province, or nation.
- late 14th c. Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. General Prologue: 15-16.
- And specially from every shires ende
- Of Engelond, to Caunterbury they wende,
- And specially from every shire's end
- Of England they to Canterbury went,
- late 14th c. Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. General Prologue: 15-16.
- The limitations or boundaries of something.
- One's ends, aims, goals, or purpose; the direction one chooses.
- (rare) A section or portion of something.
- (rare) A family member; one's kin.
- (rare) The deeper facts or realness of something.
- (rare) What makes something important, purposeful or meaningful.
- (rare) One of the four cardinal directions.
References
- “ē̆nde (n.(1))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-12.
Etymology 2
From Old English ened, enid, æned, from Proto-Germanic *anadz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₂ts.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛːn(ə)d/, /ˈɛn(ə)d/
References
- “ē̆nd(e (n.(2))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-12.
Etymology 3
From Old English endian.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse endi, endir, from Proto-Germanic *andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos.
Noun
ende m (definite singular enden, indefinite plural ender, definite plural endene) (genitive form endes)
- end (extreme part)
Derived terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²ɛndə/
Etymology 1
From Old Norse endi, endir, from Proto-Germanic *andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos. Akin to English end.
Noun
ende m (definite singular enden, indefinite plural endar, definite plural endane) (genitive form endes)
- end (extreme part)
- 1856, Ivar Aasen, Norske Ordsprog:
- Langt Liv skal og faa Ende.
- A long life will also have an end.
- Langt Liv skal og faa Ende.
- 1856, Ivar Aasen, Norske Ordsprog:
Derived terms
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos. Cognate with Old Frisian ende, enda, Old Saxon endi, Old Dutch ende, einde (Dutch einde), Old High German enti (German Ende), Old Norse endir (Swedish ände), Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 (andeis).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈende/
Declension
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈende/, [ˈẽn̪d̪e]
Audio (Argentina) (file)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “ende” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Swedish
Pronoun
ende