-𐌽𐌳𐍃

Gothic

-𐌽𐌳𐍃 • (-nds)

-ing. Forms present participles from verbs.
-er. Forms agent nouns from verbs. Identical in form and meaning, but not in declension, to the present participle.

In both cases, the suffix is always attached to the thematic vowel of the verb; thus, this suffix always manifests either as -𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 (-ands) and -𐍉𐌽𐌳𐍃 (-ōnds). These are used when the infinitive ends in -𐌰𐌽 (-an) and -𐍉𐌽 (-ōn) respectively.
Sometimes, apparent participles are attested which do not seem to have been formed via an extant verb but rather through the direct combination of various words plus this suffix into an adjective which resembles a participle in form and meaning; e.g. 𐌱𐌻𐍉𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 (blōþarinnands), 𐌿𐌽𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 (unfraþjands).

Participle:

Noun:

Gothic terms suffixed with -𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃

Gothic terms suffixed with -𐍉𐌽𐌳𐍃

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