-ando

See also: ando, Ando, andó, andò, Andō, -andó, and Ấn Độ

Italian

Etymology

From Latin -andus. Compare Spanish and Portuguese -ando, Romanian -ând, French -ant.

Suffix

-ando

1. Used with a stem to form the gerund of regular -are verbs
2. Used with a stem to derive nouns and adjectives with an idea of necessity, obligation, or imminence

   ‎laureare (“to graduate”) + ‎-ando → ‎laureando (“about to graduate (adjective); university student about to graduate (noun)”)

   ‎radice (“root (mathematics)”) + ‎-ando → ‎radicando (“expression under a root sign”, literally “that which is to be radicated”)

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -ando

References

• -ando in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Latin

Suffix

1. dative masculine singular of -andus
2. dative neuter singular of -andus
3. ablative masculine singular of -andus
4. ablative neuter singular of -andus

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin -andum, forming the masculine singular future passive participle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-ˈɐ̃.du/
• IPA^(key): /-ˈɐ̃.do/
• IPA^(key): /-ˈɐ.nu/

Suffix

-ando

1. forms the gerund of 1^st conjugation verbs

Coordinate terms

• -endo, -indo

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -ando

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin -andus. Compare Italian and Portuguese -ando, Romanian -ând, French -ant.

Suffix

-ando

1. Suffix indicating the gerund of regular -ar verbs; i.e., the suffix -ing in English.

See also

• -iendo