-ando
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ando"
Italian
Etymology
From Latin -andus. Compare Spanish and Portuguese -ando and Romanian -ând.
Suffix
-ando (non-lemma form of verb-forming suffix)
Suffix
-ando (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -anda, masculine plural -andi, feminine plural -ande) -ando m (noun-forming suffix, plural -andi, feminine -anda)
- used with a stem to derive nouns and adjectives with an idea of necessity, obligation, or imminence
Derived terms
Italian terms suffixed with -ando
Further reading
- -ando in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese -ando, from Latin -andum, forming the masculine singular future passive participle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɐ̃.du/
- (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɐ̃.nu/
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃du
Suffix
-ando (non-lemma form of verb-forming suffix)
- gerund of -ar
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
Portuguese terms suffixed with -ando
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin -andus. Compare Italian, Portuguese -ando and Romanian -ând.
Suffix
-ando