name
Meaning 1
A surname from German.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
ender
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Sound
Pronunciation
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US: /ˈɛndə(ɹ)/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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US: /ˈɛndɚ/
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rhymes with -ɛndə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: EH1 N D ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A male given name.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
Something which ends another thing.
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noun
Meaning 4
A maneuver in which one uses the pressure of a wave to flip one's kayak end over end.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: kayaking
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from German Ender.
From Middle English endere, ender; equivalent to end (verb) + -er (agent noun suffix).
Etymology tree English end Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English ender From end (noun) + -er (relational noun suffix).
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Middle English: endere — something ending another thing
- Spanish: finalizador — something ending another thing
- Spanish: terminador — something ending another thing
- Swedish: avslutare — something ending another thing