eind

Dutch

Alternative forms

einde, (informal) end

Etymology

From earlier einde with apocope of the final -e, from Middle Dutch ende, einde, from Old Dutch endi, einde, from Proto-West Germanic *andī, from Proto-Germanic *andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛi̯nt/
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Hyphenation: eind
Rhymes: -ɛi̯nt
Homophone: Eind

Noun

eind n (plural einden, diminutive eindje n)

end
Het feest was aan het eind van de straat. ― The party was at the end of the street.

Het einde is nabij. ― The end is nigh.

Aan het eind van de avond was ik helemaal afgepeigerd. ― At the end of the evening I was totally exhausted.
a (short) length of something, particularly rope
De matroos had een eind touw in zijn hand. ― The sailor was holding a length of rope.

Ik heb een eindje garen nodig. ― I need a short length of yarn.
a considerable distance
Het is een heel eind van hier naar de stad. ― It's quite a distance from here to the city.

Ik ga even een eindje hardlopen. ― I'm going to run some distance.

Usage notes

The sense "short length [of rope]" is attested for the spelling einde as well, but is vanishingly rare with that spelling compared to eind.
The sense "considerable distance" is limited to forms of this word without final -e. "Een einde lopen" is thus absolutely incorrect, whereas "een eind lopen" is not.

Derived terms

toponyms

Related terms

einder

Descendants

Afrikaans: einde
Negerhollands: end, einde
→ Caribbean Javanese: èndhe

Anagrams

dien

Icelandic

Etymology

From einn (“one”) +‎ -ð (“abstract noun suffix”), literally "oneth" or "oneness", with a similar structure as Swedish enhet, Dutch eenheid, German Einheit.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eint/

Noun

eind f (genitive singular eindar, nominative plural eindir)

unit
(physics) particle
(algebra) unit (an element that is invertible with respect to ring multiplication)

Declension

declension of eind

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
f-s2	singular		plural
nominative	eind	eindin	eindir	eindirnar
accusative	eind	eindina	eindir	eindirnar
dative	eind	eindinni	eindum	eindunum
genitive	eindar	eindarinnar	einda	eindanna

Derived terms

Anagrams

endi