ende

See also: Ende, endë, ëndë, endé, ēndé, and -ende

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Albanian

Etymology

Historically identical with edhe. Compare Danish end (“but”), Icelandic enn (“still, yet”).

Adverb

ende

1. still, yet, therefore

Related terms

• edhe
• andej
• anë

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Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse endi, endir (“end”), from Proto-Germanic *andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛnə/, [ˈɛnə], [ˈɛnn̩]

Noun

ende c (singular definite enden, plural indefinite ender)

1. end
2. point, prong, tine
3. behind, bottom, buttocks, backside, bum, fanny

Inflection

Declension of ende

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ende	enden	ender	enderne
genitive	endes	endens	enders	endernes

Etymology 2

From Old Norse enda (“to end”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛnə/, [ˈɛnə], [ˈɛnn̩]

Verb

ende (imperative end, infinitive at ende, present tense ender, past tense endte, perfect tense er/har endt)

1. end
2. finish

Synonyms

• ophøre
• slutte

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Conjunction

ende

1. (archaic) Alternative form of en

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German

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛndə

Verb

ende

1. First-person singular present of enden.
2. First-person singular subjunctive I of enden.
3. Third-person singular subjunctive I of enden.
4. Imperative singular of enden.

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Middle Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈendə/

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch ande, inde, from Proto-Germanic *andi.

Conjunction

ende

1. and

Alternative forms

• en
• enne

Descendants

• Dutch: en
  • Afrikaans: en
  • Afrikaans: en
• Limburgish: ènde, ènd, èn, è

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch endi, from Proto-Germanic *andijaz.

Noun

ende n

1. end

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

• einde

Derived terms

• enden

Descendants

• Dutch: einde
  • Afrikaans: einde
• Limburgish: ènj

Further reading

• “ende (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “ende (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “ende (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
• “ende (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English ende, from Proto-Germanic *andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos. Cognate to Middle Dutch ende, einde.

Alternative forms

• eende, eend, hende, yende, eynde, ȝend, ynde, end

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛːnd(ə)/, /ˈɛnd(ə)/

Noun

ende (plural endes)

2. The end or finishing of a thing; the terminal point of something:
   1. The end of something'e presence; disappearance.

      • a. 1382, John Wycliffe, “Apocalips 1:8”, in Wycliffe's Bible:

        Yhe, Amen! Y am alpha and oo, the bigynnyng and the ende, seith the Lord God, that is, and that was, and that is to comynge, almyȝti.

        You, Amen! I am Alpha and O, the beginning and the end, says the Lord God; that is, that was, and that which will come, almighty.

   2. The end of one's life; death or passing away.
      • 1407, The Testimony of William Thorpe, page 41.

        And herfore of Wicleef speciali and of these men I toke the lore whiche I haue taughte and purpose to lyue aftir, if God wole, to my lyues ende.

   3. The end of a literary piece or work.
   4. The last or final part of something.
   5. The conclusion or aftermath of something.
   6. The irrevocable or last destiny of something.
   7. (rare) A successful conclusion or finishing.
3. The marginal or outlying part of something:
   1. The extreme terminus or point of an object or thing (including something that was formerly one)
   2. The margins or surrounds of a nation or settlement; the border.
4. A part of a settlement, province, or nation.
   • late 14th c. Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. General Prologue: 15-16.

     And specially from every shires ende

     Of Engelond, to Caunterbury they wende,

     And specially from every shire's end

     Of England they to Canterbury went,

5. The limitations or boundaries of something.
6. One's ends, aims, goals, or purpose; the direction one chooses.
7. (rare) A section or portion of something.
8. (rare) A family member; one's kin.
9. (rare) The deeper facts or realness of something.
10. (rare) What makes something important, purposeful or meaningful.
11. (rare) One of the four cardinal directions.

Derived terms

• ende-day
• endeles
• endely
• enden
• ender
• endyng
• taylende

Descendants

• Scots: end, ende, hend
• English: end

References

• “ē̆nde (n.(1))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-12.

Etymology 2

From Old English ened, enid, æned, from Proto-Germanic *anadz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₂ts.

Alternative forms

• hende, enede, henede, heynd

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛːn(ə)d/, /ˈɛn(ə)d/

Noun

ende (plural endes)

2. A duck (usually referring to the female)

Descendants

• Scots: ennet, annet, annot
• English: ende, ennet, annet, annot

References

• “ē̆nd(e (n.(2))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-12.

Etymology 3

From Old English endian.

Verb

ende

1. Alternative form of enden

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse endi, endir, from Proto-Germanic *andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos.

Noun

ende m (definite singular enden, indefinite plural ender, definite plural endene) (genitive form endes)

1. end (extreme part)

Derived terms

Terms derived from ende

• bakende
• endelse
• endeløs
• endemorene

• endepunkt
• endestasjon
• endetarm

• ending
• nordende
• sørende

Etymology 2

From Old Norse enda

Verb

ende (imperative end, present tense ender, simple past endte, past participle endt, present participle endende)

1. to end

References

• “ende” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɛndə/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse endi, endir, from Proto-Germanic *andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos. Akin to English end.

Noun

ende m (definite singular enden, indefinite plural endar, definite plural endane) (genitive form endes)

1. end (extreme part)
   • 1856, Ivar Aasen, Norske Ordsprog:

     Langt Liv skal og faa Ende.

     A long life will also have an end.

Derived terms

Terms derived from ende

• bakende
• endemorene
• endepunkt

• endestasjon
• endetarm
• ending

• nordende
• sørende

Etymology 2

Verb

ende (present tense endar, past tense enda, past participle enda, passive infinitive endast, present participle endande, imperative end/ende)

1. Alternative form of enda

References

• “ende” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos. Cognate with Old Frisian ende, enda, Old Saxon endi, Old Dutch ende, einde (Dutch einde), Old High German enti (German Ende), Old Norse endir (Swedish ände), Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 (andeis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈende/

Noun

ende m

1. end, limit, border, corner

Declension

Declension of ende (strong ja-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ende	endas
accusative	ende	endas
genitive	endes	enda
dative	ende	endum

Derived terms

• endelēas
• endesǣta

Descendants

• Middle English: ende, eende, eend, hende, yende, eynde, ȝend, ynde, end
  • Scots: end, ende, hend
  • English: end

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin inde (“thence”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈende/, [ˈẽn̪d̪e]

• Audio (Argentina)

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Adverb

ende

1. thence

Derived terms

• por ende

Further reading

• “ende” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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Swedish

Pronoun

ende

1. (the) only (one), masculine form of enda

   du är den ende, som hemligen ser mig

   you are the only one, who secretly sees me

See also

• ände

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Turkish

Noun

ende

1. locative singular of en