"-and" meaning in English

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Suffix

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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-and}} Middle English -and, {{m|enm|-end}} -end, {{m|enm|-ant}} -ant, {{m|enm|-nd}} -nd, {{inh|en|ang|-ende}} Old English -ende, {{m|ang|-ande}} -ande, {{m|ang|-end}} -end, {{m|ang|-nd}} -nd, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*-andī}} Proto-West Germanic *-andī, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*-andz|pos=present participle suffix}} Proto-Germanic *-andz (present participle suffix), {{inh|en|ine-pro|*-onts}} Proto-Indo-European *-onts, {{l|en|-ing}} -ing Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -and, {{en-suffix}} -and
  1. (now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) Used to form the present participle of verbs, equivalent to -ing. Tags: Scotland, dialectal, morpheme
    Sense id: en--and-en-suffix-rVvxCXnx Categories (other): English links with redundant target parameters, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 37 19
  2. (rare or no longer productive) A suffix of Anglo-Saxon origin forming adjectives from verbs analogous to -ing. Tags: idiomatic, morpheme, rare
    Sense id: en--and-en-suffix-Dx4~Wxuv Categories (other): English links with redundant target parameters, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 37 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: -ant, -nd, -on
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

Etymology: From Latin gerundive termination -andus, -endus. More at -end. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|-}} Latin, {{m|la|-andus}} -andus, {{m|la|-endus}} -endus, {{l|en|-end}} -end Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -and, {{en-suffix}} -and
  1. A suffix forming nouns denoting patients or recipients of actions, such as compiland. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -end Synonyms (a patient): -end, -ee, -ed
    Sense id: en--and-en-suffix-duzncPij Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 37 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for -and meaning in English (4.9kB)

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