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Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch -ende.
Suffix
-ende
- equivalent of English -ing; suffix for present participle terms
Danish
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *-andz.
Suffix
-ende
- 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
- forms ordinal numbers from cardinal numbers
Norwegian
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *-andz.
Suffix
-ende
- equivalent of English -ing; suffix for present participles and adjectives
- equivalent of English -th, -eth; suffix for ordinal numbers
Old English
Pronunciation
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
- equivalent of English -ing; suffix for present participles
- feallende snāw ― falling snow
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *-andiją. Compare Old Norse -indi.
Suffix
-ende
- used to form neuter nouns
- swǣsende ― food, victuals, flattery, blandishment
Usage notes
- Frequently used in the plural -endu.
Declension
Declension of -ende (strong ja-stem)
Derived terms
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Suffix
-ende
- Alternative form of -anne
Further reading
Swedish
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *-andz.
Suffix
-ende
- 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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