-end

See also: end, End, @end, and end-

English

Alternative forms

Suffix

-end

  1. Forming nouns denoting patients or recipients of actions.
    addend, subtrahend, dividend

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Antonyms

Derived terms

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German -end, from Old High German -endi, -enti, -anti (present participle ending), from Proto-Germanic *-andz (present participle ending). Cognate with Old English -ende (present participle ending). More at -and, -ing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ənt/, IPA(key): /ənd-/
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Suffix

-end

  1. A suffix forming the present participle of German verbs, analogous to English -ing.
    Weinend rief sie bei mir an.Crying, she called out with me.
    Die tanzenden Mädchen sind hübsch.The dancing girls are pretty.

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɛnd]

Suffix

-end

  1. (personal suffix, archaic) Added to verbs to form the future tense.
  2. (instantaneous suffix) Added to a stem to form a verb with an instantaneous meaning.
    örvend (to rejoice at something)

Usage notes

  • (both senses) Harmonic variants:
    -and is added to back vowel verbs
    -end is added to front vowel verbs

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Taken from the present participle form of verbs. More at -ende

Suffix

-end

  1. suffix denoting the agent of an action
    frēond "friend" (originally, "one who loves", "lover"); fēond (fiend, one who hates)
    berend (bearer, carrier)
    berēafigend (despoiler, robber)
    costiġend (tempter)

Declension

Derived terms

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