désinence

See also: desinence

French

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Latin dēsinens
    Latin -ia
    Latin dēsinentiabor.
    French désinence

    Adapted borrowing of Latin dēsinentia f, present participle of dēsinō (“to stop, end, close, make an end”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /de.zi.nɑ̃ːs/

    Noun

    désinence f (plural désinences)

    1. (linguistics) ending, desinence, inflectional suffix
      (Can we add an example for this sense?)

    Derived terms

    • désinentiel

    Descendants

    • → English: desinence
    • → Romanian: desinență f

    Further reading

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