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-inda

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See also: inda, índa, and indá

English

Etymology

Latinized form of Germanic name suffix -lind, -linde (“tender, soft”), such as Sieglinde and Dietlinde, from Proto-Germanic *linþiz (“gentle, mild”) (English lithe). Found in names such as Old High German Irmilinda and Old Dutch Frithelind. See lind, Linda.

Suffix

-inda

A component of some female given names.

Usage notes

Not very productive. Often but not always used when base contains 'l', as in original form.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -inda

Related terms

Anagrams

Dina, Andi, Nadi, NAID, Dain, iDNA, naid, Dani, Adin, IDNA, Nida, ad in

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -andus and -endus, the gerundive suffix of first- and second-conjugation verbs, respectively, with the change to i likely influenced by the form of that same suffix in third- and fourth-conjugation verbs.^[1] See -undus for more.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈinda/
Rhymes: -inda
Syllabification: in‧da

Suffix

-inda

worthy of, deserving to be
‎laŭdi (“to praise”) + ‎-inda → ‎laŭdinda (“praiseworthy”)

‎ami (“to love”) + ‎-inda → ‎aminda (“lovable”)

‎memori (“to remember”) + ‎-inda → ‎memorinda (“memorable”)

‎kredi (“to believe”) + ‎-inda → ‎kredinda (“credible”)

‎fidi (“to trust”) + ‎-inda → ‎fidinda (“dependable, trustworthy”)

inda (“worthy”)

Derived terms

References

^ Ebbe Vilborg, “-inda”, in Etimologia Vortaro de Esperanto [Etymological Dictionary of Esperanto], volume 5, →ISBN, page 161

Ido

Etymology

From Esperanto -inda (“worthy of”).

Suffix

-inda

worthy of, meriting, deserving to be
‎blamo (“blame”) + ‎-inda → ‎blaminda (“blameworthy”)

Derived terms

Ido terms suffixed with -inda

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