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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English < Old English and, ond (thereupon, next) < Proto-Germanic *unda < Proto-Indo-European *anti (facing opposite, near, in front of, before).

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[edit] Conjunction

and

  1. Used to connect two homogeneous (similar) words or phrases.
  2. Used at the end of a list to indicate the last item.
    bread, butter, and cheese
  3. Used to join sentences or sentence fragments in chronological order.
  4. Used to indicate causation.
    Ask me the definition of “and” again and I’ll scream.

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[edit] Amharic

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and

  1. (cardinal) one.

[edit] Danish

[edit] Noun

and

  1. duck

[edit] Estonian

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From the same Finno-Ugric root *amta as Finnish antaa and Hungarian ad

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and

  1. gift

[edit] Norwegian

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and c. (definite singular [[anda/anden]]; indefinite plural [[ender]]; definite plural [[endene]])

  1. duck

[edit] Old English

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Common Germanic *andi

[edit] Conjunction

and

  1. and

[edit] Preposition

and

  1. with
  2. against

[edit] Swedish

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[edit] Noun

Inflection for and Singular Plural
common Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative and anden änder änderna
Genitive ands andens änders ändernas

and c.

  1. a wild duck

[edit] See also

  • anka (domesticated duck)
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