desinenza

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Medieval Latin dēsinentia (ending), from dēsinēre, from dēsinō (to leave off, to end). Compare French désinence.

Noun[edit]

desinenza f (plural desinenze)

  1. (grammar) ending (of a word)
  2. (grammar) inflection

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