-enda

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Esperanto

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ido -enda, which was lifted from a secondary meaning of the Latin future passive participle.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-enda

  1. required to be
    pagi (pay) + ‎-enda → ‎pagenda (payable, required to be paid)

See also

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Ido

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Etymology

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Secondary meaning of the Latin future passive participle in -ndus, -nda, -ndum, e.g. Carthago delenda est, "Carthage must be destroyed." See English agenda, tacenda, etc.

Suffix

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-enda

  1. suffix added to a verbal root to indicate what should be, or needs to be, done

Derived terms

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