-andi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "andi"

Icelandic

Etymology 1

From Old Norse -andi, from Proto-Germanic *-andz, from Proto-Indo-European *-nt-.

Suffix

-andi

  1. forms present participles of verbs
Derived terms
Icelandic terms suffixed with -andi (participle)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse -andi, from Proto-Germanic *-ndz, from Proto-Indo-European *-nts.

Suffix

-andi m (noun-forming suffix, genitive singular -anda, nominative plural -endur)

  1. forms agent nouns from verbs; identical in form to the present participle
Declension
Declension of -andi (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative -andi -andinn -endur -endurnir
accusative -anda -andann -endur -endurna
dative -anda -andanum -endum, -öndum1 -endunum, -öndunum1
genitive -anda -andans -enda, -anda1 -endanna, -andanna1

1Rare/obsolete.

Derived terms
Icelandic terms suffixed with -andi (agent)

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *-andz, from Proto-Indo-European *-ónts.

Suffix

-andi

  1. used to form present participles of verbs
  2. forms agent nouns from verbs. Identical in form and meaning to the present participle
Usage notes

The inflected forms were gradually lost and replaced by -andi throughout the Nordic language area. This happened during the 13th century in Norway and as late as in the 17th century in Iceland. In Icelandic, -ǫndum developed into -öndum/-endum, but all inflected forms are now considered obsolete.[1]

Declension
Descendants
  • Icelandic: -andi
  • Faroese: -andi
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: -ande
  • Old Swedish: -andi, -ande
  • Danish: -ende

References

  1. ^ “Archived copy”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], 13 January 2019 (last accessed), archived from the original on 10 January 2009

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *-ndz, from Proto-Indo-European *-nts. Originally identical to the present participle, but declines differently in the plural.

Suffix

-andi m

  1. forms agent nouns from verbs
Declension
Declension of -andi (strong nd-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative -andi -andinn -endr -endrnir
accusative -anda -andann -endr -endrna
dative -anda -andanum -ǫndum -ǫndunum
genitive -anda -andans -anda -andanna
Derived terms