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desinence

UK/ˈdɛsɪnəns/US/ˈdɛsənəns/

desinence noun: a suffix used as an inflection; an ending; inflectional suffix.

Noun

desinence (plural desinences)

  1. A suffix used as an inflection; an ending; inflectional suffix.

Forms of desinence

pluraldesinences

Origin of desinence

Borrowed from French désinence, from Latin dēsinentia, present participle of dēsinō (“to stop, end, close, make an end”).

Questions about desinence

What does desinence mean?
Desinence means a suffix used as an inflection; an ending; inflectional suffix.
What part of speech is desinence?
Desinence is a noun.
How do you pronounce desinence?
Desinence is pronounced /ˈdɛsɪnəns/ (UK).
What is the plural of desinence?
The plural of desinence is desinences.

Words near desinence in the dictionary

  1. desilylations
  2. Desimir
  3. DeSimone
  4. Desimones
  5. desimplify
  6. desinence
  7. desinences
  8. desinent
  9. desinential
  10. desinential inflection
  11. desinential inflections

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