Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch -ende.

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-ende

  1. equivalent of English -ing; suffix for present participle terms

Danish

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse -andi, from Proto-Germanic *-andz, from Proto-Indo-European *-onts.

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-ende

  1. equivalent of English -ing; suffix for present participle terms
  2. used to form [nouns] from certain (possibly no longer existing) [verbs]
    Coordinate terms: -else, -ing

Etymology 2

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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.

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-ende

  1. equivalent of English -th, -eth; suffix for ordinal numbers
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Middle English

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Etymology

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From Old English -ende, from Proto-Germanic *-andz.

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-ende

  1. marks present participles.

Norwegian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *-andz.

Suffix

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-ende

  1. equivalent of English -ing; suffix for present participles and adjectives
  2. equivalent of English -th, -eth; suffix for ordinal numbers

Old English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-West Germanic *-andī, from Proto-Germanic *-andz. Akin to Latin -āns, -ēns; Ancient Greek -ων (-ōn), Persian ـنده (-ande).

Suffix

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-ende

  1. equivalent of English -ing; suffix for present participles
    feallende snāwfalling snow
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Germanic *-andiją. Compare Old Norse -indi.

Suffix

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-ende

  1. used to form neuter nouns
    swǣsendefood, victuals, flattery, blandishment
Usage notes
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  • Frequently used in the plural -endu.
Declension
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Strong ja-stem:

singular plural
nominative -ende -endu
accusative -ende -endu
genitive -endes -enda
dative -ende -endum
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Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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-ende

  1. alternative form of -anne

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *-andz.

Suffix

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-ende

  1. (present-participle suffix) -ing; added to verbs that do not end with an unstressed -a to form the present participle
    Synonym: -ande
    tro (to believe) + ‎-ende → ‎troende (believing)
    klä (to dress) + ‎-ende → ‎kläende (dressing)

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