-ando

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ando"

Italian

Etymology

From Latin -andus. Compare Spanish and Portuguese -ando, Romanian -ând, French -ant.

Suffix

-ando (non-lemma form of verb-forming suffix)

1. used with a stem to form the gerund of regular -are verbs

Suffix

-ando (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -anda, masculine plural -andi, feminine plural -ande) -ando m (noun-forming suffix, plural -andi, feminine -anda)

1. used with a stem to derive nouns and adjectives with an idea of necessity, obligation, or imminence

   ‎laureare (“to graduate”) + ‎-ando → ‎laureando (“about to graduate (adjective); university student about to graduate (noun)”)

   ‎radice (“root (mathematics)”) + ‎-ando → ‎radicando (“expression under a root sign”, literally “that which is to be radicated”)

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -ando

Further reading

• -ando in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• Donà, dona, onda

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

1. gerund of -ar

Coordinate terms

• -endo, -indo

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -ando

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin -andus. Compare Italian and Portuguese -ando, Romanian -ând, French -ant.

Suffix

-ando

1. Suffix indicating the gerund of regular -ar verbs; i.e., the suffix -ing in English.

See also

• -iendo