-ando

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ando"

Italian

Etymology

From Latin -andus. Compare Spanish and Portuguese -ando and Romanian -ând.

Suffix

-ando (non-lemma form of verb-forming suffix)

1. used with a stem to form the gerund of regular -are verbs

Suffix

-ando (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -anda, masculine plural -andi, feminine plural -ande) -ando m (noun-forming suffix, plural -andi, feminine -anda)

1. used with a stem to derive nouns and adjectives with an idea of necessity, obligation, or imminence

   ‎laureare (“to graduate”) + ‎-ando → ‎laureando (“about to graduate (adjective); university student about to graduate (noun)”)

   ‎radice (“root (mathematics)”) + ‎-ando → ‎radicando (“expression under a root sign”, literally “that which is to be radicated”)

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -ando

battezzando

congedando

implacando

inabilitando

inesorando

iniziando

largando

notificando

ordinando

perfezionando

radicando

rimpatriando

Further reading

• “-ando”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Anagrams

• Donà, dona, onda

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese -ando, from Latin -andum, forming the masculine singular future passive participle.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.du/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.du/

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.nu/
• Rhymes: -ɐ̃du

Suffix

-ando (non-lemma form of verb-forming suffix)

1. gerund of -ar

Coordinate terms

• -endo, -indo

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -ando

agronomando

bacharelando

formando

graduando

vestibulando

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -andus. Compare Italian, Portuguese -ando and Romanian -ând.

Suffix

-ando

1. ending indicating the gerund of -ar verbs; i.e., the suffix -ing in English

   Coordinate terms: -iendo, -yendo, -endo

   Near-synonym: estar que

   amar → amando ― to love → loving