Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *-andz, from Proto-Indo-European *-ónts.
Suffix
-andi
- used to form present participles of verbs
- 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
More information singular, masculine ...
singular |
masculine |
feminine |
neuter |
nominative |
-andi |
-andi |
-anda |
accusative |
-anda |
-andi |
-anda |
dative |
-anda |
-andi |
-anda |
genitive |
-anda |
-andi |
-anda |
plural |
masculine |
feminine |
neuter |
nominative |
-andi |
-andi |
-andi |
accusative |
-andi |
-andi |
-andi |
dative |
-ǫndum |
-ǫndum |
-ǫndum |
genitive |
-andi |
-andi |
-andi |
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Declension of present participles
References
“Archived copy”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), 2019 January 13 (last accessed), archived from the original on 10 January 2009
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *-ndz, from Proto-Indo-European *-nts. Origianlly identical to the past participle, but declines differently in the plural.
Suffix
-andi m
- Forms agent nouns from verbs.
Declension
More information masculine, singular ...
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 |
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Declension of -andi (strong nd-stem)