desinence

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desinence

/ˈdɛsɪnəns/ UK
/ˈdɛsənəns/ US

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French désinence, from Latin dēsinentia, present participle of dēsinō (“to stop, end, close, make an end”).

noun desinences

A suffix used as an inflection; an ending; inflectional suffix.

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noun inflectional word-ending

Español	desinencia
Português	desinência
Français	désinence
Deutsch	Endung
Italiano	desinenza
Русский	окончание okončanije

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"desinence." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/desinence. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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desinence. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/desinence

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"desinence." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/desinence.

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@misc{desinence_2026,
  title = {desinence},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/desinence},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}