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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 Proto-Germanic *-andz.

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-ende

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

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. forms ordinal numbers from cardinal numbers

Norwegian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *-andz.

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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).

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-ende

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

Etymology 2

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

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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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Derived terms
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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.

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-ende

  1. equivalent of English -ing; suffix for present participles (used with verbs that do not end with an unstressed -a in the infinitive)

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