English

Alternative forms

• -ant, -nd, -on

Suffix

-and

1. (now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) Used to form the present participle of verbs, equivalent to -ing.

   livand, nurischand, ravand, snipand, goand

2. (rare or no longer productive) A suffix of Anglo-Saxon origin forming adjectives from verbs analogous to -ing.

   waniand, blatant, farrand, flippant, gainand, rampant, trippant, warkand

3. (no longer productive) A noun suffix, usually denoting agency, similar to -er.

   errand, thousand, weasand

   friend, fiend, bond, husband, healand

Etymology 2

From Latin gerundive termination -andus, -endus. More at -end.

Alternative forms

• -end

Suffix

-and

1. A suffix forming nouns denoting patients or recipients of actions, such as compiland.

Derived terms

Synonyms

• (a patient): -end, -ee, -ed

Antonyms

• (a patient): -er, -or, -ing

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɒnd]

Suffix

-and

1. (personal suffix, archaic) Added to a verb to form the future tense.
2. (instantaneous suffix) Added to a stem to form a verb with an instantaneous meaning.

   csikland ‎(“to tickle”)

Usage notes

• (both senses) Harmonic variants:

  -and is added to back vowel verbs

  -end is added to front vowel verbs