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/
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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

toponyms

Related terms

einder

Descendants

Afrikaans: einde
Negerhollands: end, einde
→ Caribbean Javanese: èndhe

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

Declension of eind (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	eind	eindin	eindir	eindirnar
accusative	eind	eindina	eindir	eindirnar
dative	eind	eindinni	eindum	eindunum
genitive	eindar	eindarinnar	einda	eindanna

Derived terms

Anagrams

endi