désinence

See also: desinence

French

Etymology

From Latin dēsinentia, present participle of dēsinō (“I stop, end, close, make an end”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /de.zi.nɑ̃s/

Noun

désinence f (plural désinences)

(linguistics) ending, desinence, inflectional suffix

Further reading

“désinence” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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