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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Old English and, ond, from Proto-Germanic *unda, probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti (“‘facing opposite, near, in front of, before’”). Cognate with West Frisian en, Dutch en, German und, Danish end (“‘but’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- (stressed) enPR: ănd IPA: /ænd/, SAMPA: /{nd/
- Audio (US)help, file
- (unstressed) enPR: ən(d) IPA: /ən(d)/, /n̩/, SAMPA: /@n(d)/, /n=/
- Audio (US)help, file The unstressed and as part of the phrase “ham and eggs”.
- Rhymes: -ænd
[edit] Conjunction
and
- Used to connect two homogeneous (similar) words or phrases.
- Boys and girls come out to play.
- Used at the end of a list to indicate the last item.
- bread, butter and cheese
- Used to join sentences or sentence fragments in chronological order.
- I mended the chair and it broke again.
- Used to indicate causation.
- Ask me the definition of “and” again and I’ll scream.
- (informal) To; used to connect two finite verbs.
- Try and do better.
- Be sure and read it twice.
- Call and see whether John is coming over.
- (mathematics) Used to indicate addition.
- Five and six are eleven.
- (now US dialectal) If.
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book VII:
- "Where ys Sir Launcelot?" seyde King Arthure. "And he were here, he wolde nat grucche to do batayle for you."
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book VII:
[edit] Quotations
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[edit] Synonyms
- (used to connect two similar words or phrases): as well as, together with, in addition to
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[edit] Anagrams
[edit] Danish
[edit] Etymology
From Old Norse ǫnd, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁-ti- (“‘duck’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /and/, [anˀ]
[edit] Noun
and c. (singular definite anden, plural indefinite ænder)
[edit] Inflection
[edit] Estonian
[edit] Etymology
From Proto-Finno-Ugric *amta. Cognates include Finnish antaa and Hungarian ad.
[edit] Noun
and
[edit] Norwegian
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
and m. and f. (definite singular anda/anden; indefinite plural ender; definite plural endene)
[edit] Old English
[edit] Etymology
Proto-Germanic *unda, probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti (“‘facing opposite, near, in front of, before’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɑnd/
[edit] Conjunction
and
[edit] Adverb
and
[edit] Old Frisian
[edit] Conjunction
and
[edit] Swedish
[edit] Etymology
From Old Norse ǫnd, from Old High German anat, from Latin anas.
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
| Inflection for and | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| common | Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite |
| Nominative | and | anden | änder | änderna |
| Genitive | ands | andens | änders | ändernas |
and c.
- a wild duck
[edit] See also
- anka (domesticated duck)