a-ending

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === a +‎ ending, first part from Latin a, from Ancient Greek Α (A, “alpha”), likely through Etruscan, from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ), from Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic , from Egyptian 𓃾. Last part from both Old Norse endi, endir (“end, conclusion”), from Proto-Germanic *andijaz (“end”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos (“front, forehead”), from *h₂ent- (“face, forehead, front”), perhaps from *h₂en- (“on, onto”) + and the suffix from Old Norse -ingr m, -ingi m, -ing f, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑː.ɛnːɪŋ/, /ˈɑː.ɛndɪŋ/ Rhymes: -ɪŋ Hyphenation: a-‧end‧ing === Noun === a-ending f or m (definite singular a-endinga or a-endingen, indefinite plural a-endinger, definite plural a-endingene) (grammar) an a-ending; the letter a used as a suffix (especially for Norwegian nouns, verbs, and adjectives) Synonyms: a-endelse, a-form === References === “a-ending” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “a-ending” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). === Anagrams === endinga, innedag