-endo
Italian
Etymology
From Latin -endus, -iendus. Compare Spanish and Portuguese -iendo and Romanian -ind.
Suffix
-endo
- used with a stem to form the gerund of regular -ere and -ire verbs
- used in some nouns and adjectives to express an idea of need or necessity
Anagrams
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- -ẽdo (scribal abbreviation)
- -enu (eye dialect, Northeast Brazil)
- -eno (eye dialect, Northeast Brazil)
Etymology
Inherited from Latin -endus, forming the masculine singular future passive participle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈẽ.du/
- (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /-ˈe.nu/
Suffix
-endo (non-lemma form of verb-forming suffix)
- forms the gerund of 2nd conjugation verbs