eind

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === einde, (informal) end === Etymology === From earlier einde with apocope of the final -e, from Middle Dutch ende, einde, from Old Dutch endi, einde, from Proto-West Germanic *andī, from Proto-Germanic *andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛi̯nt/ Hyphenation: eind Rhymes: -ɛi̯nt Homophone: Eind === Noun === eind n (plural einden, diminutive eindje n) end Het feest was aan het eind van de straat. ― The party was at the end of the street. Het einde is nabij. ― The end is nigh. Aan het eind van de avond was ik helemaal afgepeigerd. ― At the end of the evening I was totally exhausted. a (short) length of something, particularly rope De matroos had een eind touw in zijn hand. ― The sailor was holding a length of rope. Ik heb een eindje garen nodig. ― I need a short length of yarn. a considerable distance Het is een heel eind van hier naar de stad. ― It's quite a distance from here to the city. Ik ga even een eindje hardlopen. ― I'm going to run some distance. ==== Usage notes ==== The sense "short length [of rope]" is attested for the spelling einde as well, but is vanishingly rare with that spelling compared to eind. The sense "considerable distance" is limited to forms of this word without final -e. "Een einde lopen" is thus absolutely incorrect, whereas "een eind lopen" is not. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: einde Negerhollands: end, einde → Caribbean Javanese: èndhe === References === “eind” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language] === Anagrams === dien == Icelandic == === Etymology === From einn (“one”) +‎ -ð (“abstract noun suffix”), literally "oneth" or "oneness", with a similar structure as Swedish enhet, Dutch eenheid, German Einheit. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eint/ === Noun === eind f (genitive singular eindar, nominative plural eindir) unit (physics) particle (algebra) unit (an element that is invertible with respect to ring multiplication) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === endi