-endo

See also: endo, Endo, endo-, -endő, and endō

Italian

Etymology

From Latin -endus, -iendus. Compare Spanish and Portuguese -iendo and Romanian -ind.

Suffix

-endo

1. used with a stem to form the gerund of regular -ere and -ire verbs
2. used in some nouns and adjectives to express an idea of need or necessity

Anagrams

• onde

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /en.do/

Suffix

-endo (participle suffix form)

1. inflection of -ende (present participle suffix):
   1. strong nominative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative neuter plural

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• -ẽdo (scribal abbreviation)
• -enu (eye dialect, Northeast Brazil)
• -eno (eye dialect, Northeast Brazil)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -endus, forming the masculine singular future passive participle.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈẽ.du/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈẽ.du/

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /-ˈe.nu/

Suffix

-endo (non-lemma form of verb-forming suffix)

1. forms the gerund of 2^nd conjugation verbs

Coordinate terms

• -ando, -indo

Spanish

Suffix

-endo

1. ending indicating the gerund of verbs that have a palatal consonant before -er or -ir in the infinitive form; i.e., the suffix -ing in English

   Coordinate terms: -ando, -yendo, -iendo

   Near-synonym: estar que

   empeller → empellendo ― to shove → shoving

   ebullir → ebullendo ― to boil → boiling

   tañer → tañendo ― to play (an instrument) → playing

   ceñir → ciñendo ― to tighten → tightening

   creyer → creyendo ― to believe → believing