单词 | desinence |
释义 | desinence[ des-uh-nuhns ] / ˈdɛs ə nəns / nouna termination or ending, as the final line of a verse. Grammar. a termination, ending, or suffix of a word. Origin of desinence1590–1600; <French <Medieval Latin dēsinentia, equivalent to Latin dēsinent- (stem of dēsinēns), present participle of dēsinere to put down, leave (dē-de- + sinere to leave) + -ia-ia; see -ence OTHER WORDS FROM desinencedes·i·nent, des·i·nen·tial [des-uh-nen-shuhl], /ˌdɛs əˈnɛn ʃəl/, adjectiveWords nearby desinencedesigner gene, designing, designment, desilver, desilverize, desinence, desipramine, desipramine hydrochloride, desirable, desire, desired Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for desinence
British Dictionary definitions for desinencedesinence / (ˈdɛsɪnəns) / noungrammar an ending or termination, esp an inflectional ending of a word Derived forms of desinencedesinent or desinential (ˌdɛsɪˈnɛnʃəl), adjectiveWord Origin for desinenceC16: from French désinence, from Latin dēsinēns ending, from dēsinere to leave off, from de- + sinere to leave, permit Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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