desinens

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Latin

Etymology

Present participle of dēsinō.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈdeː.si.nens/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈde.si.nens/,

Participle

dēsinēns (genitive dēsinentis); third-declension one-termination participle

desisting

Declension

Third-declension participle.

	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
	singular			plural
nominative	dēsinēns			dēsinentēs	dēsinentia
genitive	dēsinentis			dēsinentium
dative	dēsinentī			dēsinentibus
accusative	dēsinentem	dēsinēns		dēsinentēs dēsinentīs	dēsinentia
ablative	dēsinente dēsinentī¹			dēsinentibus
vocative	dēsinēns			dēsinentēs	dēsinentia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

Derived terms

dēsinentia (Mediaeval)

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