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-end

/ɛnd/
/-ɛnd/ Canada, US, UK
/-end/ Australia, New Zealand

Sounds like end · Rhymes with -ɛnd

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin -endus, a gerundive ending, related to -andus.

suffix -ends · -and

morpheme Forming nouns denoting patients or recipients of actions. add + -end → addend
Similar: -and, -ee, -ed · Opposite: -er, -or, -ing

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MLA

"-end." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/-end. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

-end. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/-end

Chicago

"-end." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/-end.

BibTeX

@misc{end_2026,
  title = {-end},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/-end},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}