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Spanish
Etymology
From Medieval Latin dēsinentia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /desiˈnenθja/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /desiˈnensja/
- Rhymes: -enθja
- Rhymes: -ensja
- Syllabification: de‧si‧nen‧cia
Noun
desinencia f (plural desinencias)
- (grammar) ending or termination that is attached to a word stem
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