Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-and

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 7.41 in modern English

Syllables: -and
IPA

4

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Used to form the present participle of verbs, equivalent to -ing.

suffix

A suffix of Anglo-Saxon origin forming adjectives from verbs analogous to -ing.

suffix

A suffix forming nouns denoting patients (i.e., recipients of actions), such as compiland.

Example Sentences

"livand, nurischand, ravand, snipand, goand"
"waniand, blatant, blicant, farrand, flippant, gainand, rampant, trippant, warkand"

Etymology

From Middle English -and, -end, -ant, -nd, from Old English -ende, -ande, present participle ending of verbs, and -end, -nd, agent ending, both from Proto-West Germanic *-andī, from Proto-Germanic *-andz (present participle suffix), from Proto-Indo-European *-onts. More at -ing.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: -and, -ende, *-andī, *-andz, *-onts, -

Inflected Forms

-ant (alternative) -nd (alternative) -on (alternative) -end (alternative)

Synonyms

-end -ee -ed

Antonyms

-er -or -ing

Questions

What does -and mean?: Used to form the present participle of verbs, equivalent to -ing.
Where does -and come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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