Dutch

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Etymology

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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.

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Noun

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eind n (plural einden, diminutive eindje n)

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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

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  • 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.

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Descendants

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

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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

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eind f (genitive singular eindar, nominative plural eindir)

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

Declension

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

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