-ende
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ende"
Afrikaans
Etymology
Suffix
-ende
Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse -andi, from Proto-Germanic *-andz, from Proto-Indo-European *-onts.
Suffix
-ende
- equivalent of English -ing; suffix for present participle terms
- used to form [nouns] from certain (possibly no longer existing) [verbs]
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
Derived terms
Danish terms suffixed with -ende
References
- “-ende” in Den Danske Ordbog
Middle English
Suffix
-ende
- (especially Early Middle English or Norfolk) alternative form of -ynge (present participle)
Norwegian Bokmål
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
- IPA(key): /en.de/
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
Declension
Declension of -ende — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | -ende | -endu, -endo | -ende |
| Accusative | -endne | -ende | -ende |
| Genitive | -endes | -endre | -endes |
| Dative | -endum | -endre | -endum |
| Instrumental | -ende | -endre | -ende |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | -ende | -enda, -ende | -endu, -endo |
| Accusative | -ende | -enda, -ende | -endu, -endo |
| Genitive | -endra | -endra | -endra |
| Dative | -endum | -endum | -endum |
| Instrumental | -endum | -endum | -endum |
Declension of -ende — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | -enda | -ende | -ende |
| Accusative | -endan | -endan | -ende |
| Genitive | -endan | -endan | -endan |
| Dative | -endan | -endan | -endan |
| Instrumental | -endan | -endan | -endan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | -endan | -endan | -endan |
| Accusative | -endan | -endan | -endan |
| Genitive | -endra, -endena | -endra, -endena | -endra, -endena |
| Dative | -endum | -endum | -endum |
| Instrumental | -endum | -endum | -endum |
Descendants
- Middle English: -ynge, -ing, -inge, -ingge, -yng, -yngge, -end, -ende, -inde, -ynde (especially Early Middle English), -and, -ande (especially Northern, North Midlands)
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
Strong ja-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -ende | -endu |
| accusative | -ende | -endu |
| genitive | -endes | -enda |
| dative | -ende | -endum |
Derived terms
Old English terms suffixed with -ende
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Suffix
-ende
- alternative form of -anne
Further reading
- Joseph Bosworth (1898), Thomas Northcote Toller, editor, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, s.v. “-ende”, page 250/2
Swedish
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *-andz.
Suffix
-ende
- (present-participle suffix) -ing; added to verbs that do not end with an unstressed -a to form the present participle