Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin -andus. Compare Spanish and Portuguese -ando, Romanian -ând, French -ant.

Suffix

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-ando (non-lemma form of verb-forming suffix)

  1. used with a stem to form the gerund of regular -are verbs

Suffix

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-ando (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -anda, masculine plural -andi, feminine plural -ande) -ando m (noun-forming suffix, plural -andi, feminine -anda)

  1. 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

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Further reading

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  • -ando in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese -ando, from Latin -andum, forming the masculine singular future passive participle.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ando

  1. gerund of -ar

Coordinate terms

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Derived terms

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin -andus. Compare Italian and Portuguese -ando, Romanian -ând, French -ant.

Suffix

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-ando

  1. Suffix indicating the gerund of regular -ar verbs; i.e., the suffix -ing in English.

See also

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