des·i·nence (d s  -nns)n. A grammatical ending; an inflection. [French désinence, from Medieval Latin d  sinentia, from Latin dsinns, dsinent-, present participle of dsinere, to come to an end : d-, off; see de- + sinere, to leave.]des  i·nential (-nnshl) adj. |
desinence [ˈdɛsɪnəns]
n
(Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar an ending or termination, esp an inflectional ending of a word
[from French désinence, from Latin dēsinēns ending, from dēsinere to leave off, from de- + sinere to leave, permit]
desinent , desinential [ˌdɛsɪˈnɛnʃəl] adj
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