desinence

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

desinence ‎(plural desinences)

  1. (linguistics) A suffix used as an inflection; an ending; inflectional suffix.
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