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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈɛn.dɪ.ən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɛn.di.ən/ [General-American], /ˈɪn.di.ən/ [pin-pen-merger] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-endian.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: From end + -ian (suffix meaning ‘one from, belonging to, like, or relating to’ forming nouns, and meaning ‘from, like, or related to’ forming adjectives), originally in the noun Big-Endian coined by the Anglo-Irish author Jonathan Swift (1667–1745) in his novel Gulliver’s Travels (1726). Swift wrote of an emperor of Lilliput who, after his son cuts his finger when opening an egg at the large end, commands his subjects to open them at the small end; those who rebel by opening their eggs at the large end are called “Big-Endians”. The term was applied in the computing context by the Israeli-American computer scientist Danny Cohen (1937–2019) in 1980. Etymology templates: {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{glossary|noun}} noun, {{glossary|adjective}} adjective, {{suffix|en|end|ian|pos2=suffix meaning ‘one from, belonging to, like, or relating to’ forming nouns, and meaning ‘from, like, or related to’ forming adjectives}} end + -ian (suffix meaning ‘one from, belonging to, like, or relating to’ forming nouns, and meaning ‘from, like, or related to’ forming adjectives), {{coinage|en|Jonathan Swift|nat=the Anglo-Irish|nocap=1|occ=author}} coined by the Anglo-Irish author Jonathan Swift, {{nb...|A Conversation between the Author and a Principal Secretary Concerning the Affairs of that Empire: The Author’s Offers to Serve the Emperor in His Wars.}} […], {{nb...|In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships}} […], {{nb...|at the Middle Temple-Gate in Fleet-street}} […] Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} endian (not comparable)
  1. (computing) Preceded by a qualifying word: of a computer: storing multibyte numbers with the most significant byte at a particular memory address; for example, at the smallest address (big-endian) or the largest address (little-endian). Wikipedia link: Internet Experiment Note Tags: not-comparable Related terms: bi-endian, big-endian, ended [adjective], endianless, endianness, little-endian, middle-endian, mixed-endian, wrong-endian Translations (of a computer: storing multibyte numbers with the most significant byte at a particular memory address): tavujärjestystä käyttävä (english: always with a qualifier) (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-endian-en-adj-BitiLOhd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, English terms suffixed with -ian, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Computing, Gulliver's Travels, Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 52 5 5 5 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 42 3 3 3 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 3 3 3 47 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Verb [Old English]

IPA: /ˈen.di.ɑn/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *andijōn, from Proto-Germanic *andijōną (“to end”). Cognate with Old Frisian endia (“to finish”), Old Saxon endiōn (“to come to a stop”), Old High German entōn (“to end”), Old Norse enda (“to end”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*andijōn}} Proto-West Germanic *andijōn, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*andijōną|t=to end}} Proto-Germanic *andijōną (“to end”), {{cog|ofs|endia|t=to finish}} Old Frisian endia (“to finish”), {{cog|osx|endiōn|t=to come to a stop}} Old Saxon endiōn (“to come to a stop”), {{cog|goh|entōn|t=to end}} Old High German entōn (“to end”), {{cog|non|enda|t=to end}} Old Norse enda (“to end”) Head templates: {{ang-verb|endian}} endian Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|endian<w2>}} Forms: weak [table-tags], endian [infinitive], endienne [infinitive], endiġe [first-person, present, singular], endode [first-person, past, singular], endast [present, second-person, singular], endodest [past, second-person, singular], endaþ [present, singular, third-person], endode [past, singular, third-person], endiaþ [plural, present], endodon [past, plural], endiġe [present, singular], endode [past, singular], endiġen [plural, present], endoden [past, plural], enda [imperative, past, present, singular], endiaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], endiende [imperative, present], endod [imperative, past], ġeendod [imperative, past], ændian [alternative]
  1. (intransitive, transitive) to end Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-endian-ang-verb-g4A7brI7
  2. (transitive) to finish, complete Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-endian-ang-verb-4Sy0y5zB
  3. (transitive) to abolish, destroy Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-endian-ang-verb-hu0c8e0D
  4. (intransitive) to come to an end, cease; to die Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-endian-ang-verb-p-tWgqG8 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 42 3 3 3 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 3 3 3 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: endung, ġeendian, ġeendod, ġeendodlīċ

Inflected forms

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      "end",
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              0,
              6
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              55
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              217
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          "ref": "1984 August 25, Ian Kaplan, “Inconsistent bit addressing in the 68020: big- AND little-endian”, in net.micro.68k (Usenet):",
          "text": "In Ken Turkowski's article on the big and little endian addressing used on the 68020 he commented that Motorola's approach \"proved\" that a machine with consistant^([sic]) bit addressing (e.g., all little or big endian) was impossible. I assume that he was joking.",
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          "storing",
          "store#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "multibyte",
          "multibyte"
        ],
        [
          "numbers",
          "number#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "most significant byte",
          "most significant byte"
        ],
        [
          "particular",
          "particular"
        ],
        [
          "memory",
          "memory"
        ],
        [
          "address",
          "address#Noun"
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          "smallest",
          "small#Adjective"
        ],
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          "big-endian"
        ],
        [
          "largest",
          "large#Adjective"
        ],
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        "(computing) Preceded by a qualifying word: of a computer: storing multibyte numbers with the most significant byte at a particular memory address; for example, at the smallest address (big-endian) or the largest address (little-endian)."
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        },
        {
          "word": "big-endian"
        },
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            "adjective"
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        },
        {
          "word": "endianless"
        },
        {
          "word": "endianness"
        },
        {
          "word": "little-endian"
        },
        {
          "word": "middle-endian"
        },
        {
          "word": "mixed-endian"
        },
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        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ],
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          "lang_code": "fi",
          "sense": "of a computer: storing multibyte numbers with the most significant byte at a particular memory address",
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          "word": "tavujärjestystä käyttävä"
        }
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɪn.di.ən/",
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        "pin-pen-merger"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ]
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      "homophone": "Indian (pin–pen merger)"
    }
  ],
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}

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "endung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ġeendian"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ġeendod"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ġeendodlīċ"
    }
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          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "end"
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          "word": "end"
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      "*andijōn",
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      "endia",
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      "entōn",
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "2",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "endian",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "endienne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "endiġe",
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        [
          "endiġe",
          "endige#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "endode",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "endast",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "endodest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "endaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "endode",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "endiaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "endodon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "endiġe",
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          "endiġe",
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        ]
      ],
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        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "endode",
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        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "endiġen",
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        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "endoden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enda",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "endiaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "endiende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "endod",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġeendod",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ændian",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "endian"
      },
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      "name": "ang-verb"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "endian<w2>"
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      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "At the end extend the mountains known as the Alps; they begin in the west of the Mediterranean, in Gallia Narbonensis, and end at the eastern sea in the land of Dalmatia.",
          "text": "late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans\nÆt þǣm ende, hit beliċġað ðā beorgas, þe man hǣt Alpis: þā onginnað westane fram þǣm Wendelsǣ, in Narbonense þǣre ðēode and endiað eft ēast in Dalmatia þǣm lande, æt þǣm sǣ.",
          "translation": "At the end extend the mountains known as the Alps; they begin in the west of the Mediterranean, in Gallia Narbonensis, and end at the eastern sea in the land of Dalmatia.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "to end"
      ],
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        [
          "end",
          "end"
        ]
      ],
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        "(intransitive, transitive) to end"
      ],
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        "intransitive",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "to finish, complete"
      ],
      "id": "en-endian-ang-verb-4Sy0y5zB",
      "links": [
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          "finish",
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        ],
        [
          "complete",
          "complete"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to finish, complete"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
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          "english": "At the end extend the mountains known as the Alps; they begin in the west of the Mediterranean, in Gallia Narbonensis, and end at the eastern sea in the land of Dalmatia.",
          "text": "late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans\nÆt þǣm ende, hit beliċġað ðā beorgas, þe man hǣt Alpis: þā onginnað westane fram þǣm Wendelsǣ, in Narbonense þǣre ðēode and endiað eft ēast in Dalmatia þǣm lande, æt þǣm sǣ.",
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      "ipa": "/ˈen.di.ɑn/"
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}

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