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==English==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈɛndɪŋ/}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɛndɪŋ|s=2}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-PerfectSoundWhatever-ending.wav|a=CA}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|en|enm|endyng}}, {{m|enm|endinge}}, {{m|enm|endunge}}, from {{inh|en|ang|endung}}, {{m|ang|ġeendung|t=ending}}, equivalent to {{af|en|end|-ing|id2=gerund noun}}. Cognate with {{cog|nl|ending|t=ending}}, {{cog|de|Endung|t=ending}}.

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# A [[termination]] or [[conclusion]].
# The last part of something.
#: {{ux|en|The book has a happy '''ending'''.}}
#: {{ux|en|The film has an unexpected '''ending'''.}}
# {{lb|en|grammar}} The last [[morpheme]] of a [[word]], added to some [[base]] to make an [[inflected]] [[form]] (such as ''-s'' in "dogs").
#: {{ux|en|Spanish verb forms have different '''endings''' depending on the tense, mood and person.}}

=====Synonyms=====
* (''termination or conclusion''): [[conclusion]], [[end]], [[termination]]
* (''last part of something''): [[end]], [[finale]]
* (''grammar''): [[termination]], [[suffix]]

=====Derived terms=====
{{der2|en|bad ending|good ending|good beginning makes a good ending|case ending|double-ending|Elam ending|fairy-tale ending|fairytale ending|happy ending|harem ending| true ending|Hollywood ending|nerve ending|never-ending|world ending|world-ending|zero ending|feminine ending|masculine ending}}

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|termination or conclusion}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ավարտ}}, {{t+|hy|վախճան}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|заканчэ́нне|n}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|край|m}}, {{t+|bg|завършване|n}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|fi|f}}, {{t+|ca|final|m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|結束|tr=jiéshù}}
* Danish: {{t|da|slutning|c}}, {{t+|da|afslutning|c}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|beëindiging|f}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|loppu}}, {{t+|fi|loppuminen}}, {{t+|fi|päätös}}
* French: {{t+|fr|fin|f}}
* German: {{t+|de|Ende|n}}, {{t+|de|Ablauf|m}}, {{t+|de|Beendigung|f}}
* Ido: {{t+|io|konkluzo}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|terminazione|f}}, {{t+|it|cessazione|f}}, {{t+|it|fine|f}}, {{t+|it|chiusura|f}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|終わり|tr=おわり, owari|sc=Jpan}}, {{t+|ja|結末|tr=けつまつ, ketsumatsu|sc=Jpan}}, {{t+|ja|結び|tr=むすび, musubi}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|종결(終結)}}
* Latin: {{t|la|exitus|n}}, {{t+|la|finis|m|f}}, {{t|la|exitus|m}}, {{t+|la|terminus|m}}, {{t|la|extremum|n}}, {{t|la|peractio|f}}, {{t|la|extremus|m}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|крај|m}}, {{t|mk|завр́шеток|m}}, {{t|mk|до́кажок|m}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|porotutukitanga}}
* Norman: {{t|nrf|finnissement|m}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|nb|avslutning|m|f}}, {{t|nb|ending|m|f}}, {{t|nb|endelse|m}}, {{t|nb|slutt|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|avslutning}}
* Occitan: {{t+|oc|fin|f}}, {{t+|oc|final|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|fim|m}}, {{t+|pt|final|m}}, {{t+|pt|término|m}}, {{t+|pt|conclusão|f}}, {{t+|pt|finalização|f}}, {{t+|pt|terminação|f}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|sfârșit|n}}, {{t+|ro|încheiere|f}}, {{t+|ro|final|n}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|заверше́ние|n}}, {{t+|ru|оконча́ние|n}}, {{t+|ru|коне́ц|m}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|finalización|f}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|заве́ршення|n}}, {{t|uk|закі́нчення|n}}
* Walloon: {{t+|wa|fén|f}}, {{t+|wa|finixhmint|m}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|last part of something}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|վերջ}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|канча́так|m}}, {{t|be|кане́ц|m}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|final|m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|結局|tr=jiéjú}}
* Danish: {{t+|da|ende|c}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|loppu}}, {{t|fi|loppuosa}}
* German: {{t+|de|Ende|n}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|κατάληξη|f}}, {{t+|el|πέρας|n}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|termine|m}}, {{t+|it|finale|m}}
* Ladino: {{t|lad|fin|f}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|finis|m|f}}, {{t+|la|terminus|m}}, {{t|la|extremus|m}}, {{t|la|exitus|m}}, {{t|la|extremum|n}}, {{t|la|peractio|f}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|poronga}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t|nb|ending|m|f}}, {{t|nb|endelse|m}}, {{t+|nb|ende|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|fim|m}}, {{t+|pt|final|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|sfârșit}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|оконча́ние|n}}, {{t+|ru|коне́ц|m}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|final|m}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|закі́нчення|n}}, {{t+|uk|кіне́ць|m}}
* Walloon: {{t+|wa|dibout|m}}, {{t+|wa|coron|m}}
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|סוף|m|tr=sof}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-see|grammar: last morpheme of a word|termination}}

{{checktrans-top}}
* Georgian: {{t-check|ka|დასასრული}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{inh|en|enm|ending}}, {{m|enm|endyng}}, {{m|enm|endende}}, from {{inh|en|ang|endiende}}, from {{inh|en|gem-pro|*andijōndz}}, present participle of {{der|en|gem-pro|*andijōną|t=to end}}, equivalent to {{af|en|end|-ing}}.

====Verb====
{{head|en|verb form}}

# {{infl of|en|end||ing-form}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=deginn|Ningde|ginned}}

==Chinese==

===Etymology===
From {{bor|yue|en|ending}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{zh-pron
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===Noun===
{{head|zh|noun}}

# {{lb|zh|Hong Kong Cantonese}} [[#English|ending]] {{gl|end}} {{zh-mw|c:個}}
<!--todo: add quote from 明日戰記-->
# {{lb|zh|Hong Kong Cantonese}} [[#English|ending]] [[theme]]; [[end]] [[title]] [[sequence]] {{zh-mw|c:首}}

===References===
* {{R:yue:ELHKC}}

==Icelandic==

===Etymology===
From {{suffix|is|enda|ing}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|is|/ˈɛn.tiŋk/}}
* {{rhymes|is|ɛntiŋk|s=2}}

===Noun===
{{is-noun|f}}

# [[durability]]
# {{lb|is|grammar}} {{l|en|ending}}, [[suffix]]

====Declension====
{{is-ndecl|f}}

===References===
* {{R:Islex}}

==Middle English==

===Noun===
{{head|enm|noun}}

# {{alt form|enm|endyng}}

==Norwegian Bokmål==

===Etymology===
{{root|nb|ine-pro|*h₂ent-}}
{{suffix|nb|ende|ing}}, first part from {{inh|nb|non|endi}}, {{m|non|endir||end, conclusion}}, from {{inh|nb|gem-pro|*andijaz||end}}, from {{inh|nb|ine-pro|*h₂entíos||front, forehead}}, from {{m|ine-pro|*h₂ent-||face, forehead, front}}, perhaps from {{m|ine-pro|*h₂en-||on, onto}}. Last part from {{inh|nb|non|-ingr|g=m}}, {{m|non|-ingi|g=m}}, {{m|non|-ing|g=f}}, from {{inh|nb|gem-pro|*-ingō}}, {{m|gem-pro|*-ungō}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|nb|/ˈɛnːɪŋ/|/ˈɛndɪŋ/}}
* {{audio|nb|Nb-ending.ogg}}
* {{rhymes|nb|ɪŋ}}
* {{hyph|nb|end|ing}}

===Noun===
{{nb-noun-c}}

# the [[#English|act]] of {{l|en|ending}}; [[#English|finishing]]
#: {{syn|nb|endelse}}
# {{lb|nb|grammar}} an {{l|en|ending}} {{q|the last morpheme of a word, added to some base to make an inflected form}}
#: {{syn|nb|endelse}}
#* {{quote-book|nb|year=1877|author=w:Arne Garborg|title=Den ny-norske Sprog- og Nationalitetsbevægelse|page=137|passage=modernisasjon (bortkastelsen av de mange endinger etc.)|t=modernization (the removal of the many endings, etc.)}}
# {{lb|nb|poetry}} the [[#English|last]] [[#English|syllable]] in a [[#English|verse]] line
#* {{quote-book|nb|year=2008|author=Kurt Sweeney|title=Kjegler|page=|passage=sensibilitetens øks styrer diktene – med makt tvinger den fram mannlig, trykksterk ending i hver linje|t=the ax of sensibility controls the poems - with force it forces a masculine, powerful ending in each line}}

===References===
* {{R:The Bokmål Dictionary}}
* {{R:NAOB}}

==Norwegian Nynorsk==

===Etymology===
From {{suffix|nn|ende|ing}}.

===Noun===
{{nn-noun-f3}}

# {{lb|nn|grammar}} {{l|en|ending}} (''last part of a word'')

===References===
* {{R:The Nynorsk Dictionary}}