English Explanatory Dictionary

desinent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Ending; forming an end; lowermost.

Word forms

desinent more desinent most desinent

Etymology

From Latin desinens, present participle of desinere, desitum (“to leave off, cease”); de- + sinere (“to let, allow”).

Derived words

indesinent
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