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English
Etymology
From Middle English -ent, also -ant, -aunt, etc., from Old French -ent and its source Latin -ēns (accusative singular -entem), suffix of present participles of verbs in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th conjugations.
Suffix
-ent
- Causing, doing, or promoting a certain action.
- One that causes, does, or promotes a certain action.
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Further reading
- William Dwight Whitney and Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1914), “-ent”, in The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language, revised edition, volume II, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC, page 1944, column 3.
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Dutch
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ent
- -ent (Latinate suffix forming nouns and adjectives)
French
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin -entem. Mostly confined to learned formations; inherited words tend to use the spelling -ant.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ent (feminine -ente, masculine plural -ents, feminine plural -entes)
- adjectival and nominal suffix
Etymology 2
Inherited from Latin -ant, -ent, -iunt.
Pronunciation
- Generally silent. Before a vowel optionally IPA(key): /t‿/.
Suffix
-ent
- forms the third-person plural present indicative form of a verb
- Elles marchent. ― They walk.
- forms the third-person plural present subjunctive form of a verb
Hungarian
Etymology
From -e- (linking vowel) + -n (instantaneous suffix) + -t (causative suffix).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ent
- (instantaneous suffix) Added to a stem - often an onomatopoeia - to form a verb expressing an instantaneous action.
- tüsszent (“to sneeze”)
Usage notes
- (instantaneous suffix) Variants:
- -ant is added to back-vowel words
- -ent is added to front-vowel words
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Latin
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ent
- third-person plural present active subjunctive of -ō (first conjugation)
Welsh
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ent
- (literary) verb suffix for the third-person plural imperfect/conditional
- (literary) verb suffix for the third-person plural imperative
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