-and
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English -and, -end, -ant, -nd, from Old English -ende, -ande, present participle ending of verbs, and -end, -nd, agent ending, both from Proto-Germanic *-andz (present participle suffix), from Proto-Indo-European *-anto-. More at -ing.
Alternative forms
Suffix
-and
- (now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) Used to form the present participle of verbs, equivalent to -ing.
- (rare or no longer productive) A suffix of Anglo-Saxon origin forming adjectives from verbs analogous to -ing.
Etymology 2
From Latin gerundive termination -andus, -endus. More at -end.
Alternative forms
Suffix
-and
- A suffix forming nouns denoting patients or recipients of actions, such as compiland.
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Hungarian
Pronunciation
Suffix
-and
- (personal suffix, archaic) Added to a verb to form the future tense.
- (instantaneous suffix) Added to a stem to form a verb with an instantaneous meaning.
- csikland (“to tickle”)
Usage notes
- (both senses) Harmonic variants:
- -and is added to back vowel verbs
- -end is added to front vowel verbs
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- English terms inherited from Old English
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- English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
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- English terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English lemmas
- English suffixes
- English dialectal terms
- Scottish English
- English terms with rare senses
- English terms borrowed from Latin
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- Hungarian terms with IPA pronunciation
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