-andus
Latin
Etymology
Possibly inherited from Proto-Italic *-Δntnos, see -undus. From the stem-final vowel -Δ- of the first conjugation + -nd-, with regular shortening of a vowel before the cluster -nd-. Compare 2nd- to 4th-conjugation -endus.
Cognates include Oscan *-πππ / *-ππππ (*-ans) (as attested in πππππππππ (sakrannas, nominative plural feminine) and ππππππππ (ΓΊpsannam, accusative singular feminine)) and Umbrian -πππ (-ans) (as attested in πππππππ (pihaner, genitive singular)).
Suffix
-andus
- ending of the future passive participle (gerundive) of first conjugation verbs
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | -andus | -anda | -andum | -andΔ« | -andae | -anda | |
| genitive | -andΔ« | -andae | -andΔ« | -andΕrum | -andΔrum | -andΕrum | |
| dative | -andΕ | -andae | -andΕ | -andΔ«s | |||
| accusative | -andum | -andam | -andum | -andΕs | -andΔs | -anda | |
| ablative | -andΕ | -andΔ | -andΕ | -andΔ«s | |||
| vocative | -ande | -anda | -andum | -andΔ« | -andae | -anda | |