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-andi
-andi
Icelandic
Suffix
-andi
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Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Icelandic_words_suffixed_with_-andi'>Icelandic words suffixed with -andi</a>
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *-andz, from Proto-Indo-European *-nt-
Suffix
-andi
- used to form present participles of verbs
Inflection
| Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m | f | n | m | f | n | |
| Nominative | -andi | -andi | -anda | -andi | -andi | -andi |
| Accusative | -anda | -andi | -anda | -andi | -andi | -andi |
| Genitive | -anda | -andi | -anda | -andi | -andi | -andi |
| Dative | -anda | -andi | -anda | -ǫndum | -ǫndum | -ǫndum |
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].