English Explanatory Dictionary

-ent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Causing, doing, or promoting a certain action.
  2. One that causes, does, or promotes a certain action.

Pronunciation

ənt /ənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--ent.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--ent.wav ĕnt /enʈ/ [ë̞ɳʈ]

Word forms

-ent

Etymology

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.

Related words

-ant -ance -ancy
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