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Italian
Etymology
From Latin -andus. Compare Spanish and Portuguese -ando, Romanian -ând, French -ant.
Suffix
-ando (non-lemma form of verb-forming suffix)
- used with a stem to form the gerund of regular -are verbs
Suffix
-ando (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -anda, masculine plural -andi, feminine plural -ande) -ando m (noun-forming suffix, plural -andi, feminine -anda)
- used with a stem to derive nouns and adjectives with an idea of necessity, obligation, or imminence
- laureare (“to graduate”) + -ando → laureando (“about to graduate (adjective); university student about to graduate (noun)”)
- radice (“root (mathematics)”) + -ando → radicando (“expression under a root sign”, literally “that which is to be radicated”)
Derived terms
Further reading
- -ando in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese -ando, from Latin -andum, forming the masculine singular future passive participle.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ando
- gerund of -ar
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin -andus. Compare Italian and Portuguese -ando, Romanian -ând, French -ant.
Suffix
-ando
- Suffix indicating the gerund of regular -ar verbs; i.e., the suffix -ing in English.
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