-ând

Română

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-ând

/ɨnd/

Where it comes from

Inherited from Latin -andus, -endus. Compare Italian -ando, -endo, Spanish -ando, -iendo.

suffix -înd

morpheme Used with a stem to form the gerund in -a (first conjugation), -ea (second conjugation), and -e (third conjugation) verbs, as well as -î verbs (a minority of fourth conjugation verbs). cânta + -ând → cântând

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-ing to form gerunds

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MLA

"-ând." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/-%C3%A2nd. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

-ând. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/-%C3%A2nd

Chicago

"-ând." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/-%C3%A2nd.

BibTeX

@misc{a_nd_2026,
  title = {-ând},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/-%C3%A2nd},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}