-enda
See also: Appendix:Variations of "enda"
Esperanto
Etymology
Borrowed from Ido -enda, which was lifted from a secondary meaning of the Latin future passive participle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈenda/
- Rhymes: -enda
- Hyphenation: en‧da
Suffix
-enda
Usage notes
The PMEG describes this sufffix as being similar to a passive participle of the imperative mood.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Wennergren, 2005, Plena Manlibro de Esperanta Gramatiko, §28.1.
Ido
Etymology
Secondary meaning of the Latin future passive participle in -ndus, -nda, -ndum, e.g. Carthago delenda est, "Carthage must be destroyed." See English agenda, tacenda, etc.
Suffix
-enda
- suffix added to a verbal root to indicate what should be, or needs to be, done
Derived terms
Ido terms suffixed with -enda
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /en.dɑ/
Suffix
-enda
- genitive plural of -ende