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.