-ent

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-ent

/ənt/
/enʈ/ India
[ë̞ɳʈ] India

Sounds like -ant

Where it comes from

From Middle English -ent, also -ant, -aunt, etc., from Old French -ent and its source Latin -ēns (accusative singular -entem), suffix of present participles of verbs in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th conjugations.

suffix

morpheme Causing, doing, or promoting a certain action. absorbent, efficient
morpheme One that causes, does, or promotes a certain action. agent, deterrent

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@misc{ent_2026,
  title = {-ent},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/-ent},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}