désinence

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French

Etymology

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    Latin dēsinens
    Latin -ia
    French désinence

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

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    Noun

    désinence f (plural désinences)

    1. (linguistics) ending, desinence, inflectional suffix
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    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • → English: desinence
    • → Romanian: desinență f

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