desinence
See also: désinence
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French désinence, from Latin dēsinentia, present participle of dēsinō (“I stop, end, close, make an end”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]desinence (plural desinences)
- (linguistics) A suffix used as an inflection; an ending; inflectional suffix.
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