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desinent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
desinent
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Ending; forming an end; lowermost.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

more desinent (comparative) most desinent (superlative)

Derived Forms

indesinent

Questions

What does desinent mean?
Ending; forming an end; lowermost.
Where does desinent come from?
From Latin desinens, present participle of desinere, desitum (“to leave off, cease”); de- + sinere (“to let, allow”).

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