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-and en · X · etymology 1

Etymology

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-West Germanic *-andī, from Proto-Germanic *-andz (present participle suffix), from Proto-Indo-European *-onts. More at -ing.

Meanings

1. (Scotland, dialectal, morpheme) Used to form the present participle of verbs, equivalent to -ing.
   • livand, nurischand, ravand, snipand, goand
2. (morpheme, qualifier:now rarely productive) A suffix of Anglo-Saxon origin forming adjectives from verbs analogous to -ing.
   • waniand, blatant, blicant, farrand, flippant, gainand, rampant, trippant, warkand

Forms

-and en · X · etymology 2

Etymology

From Latin gerundive termination -andus, -endus. More at -end.

Meanings

1. (morpheme) A suffix forming nouns denoting patients (i.e., recipients of actions), such as compiland.

Forms

Antonyms

-or (antonym(s) of “a patient”) · -er (antonym(s) of “a patient”) · -ing (antonym(s) of “a patient”)

Synonyms

-ee (a patient) · -ed (a patient) · -end (a patient)