Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

desinential

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: desinen-tial
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

consisting of desinences or grammatical endings; terminal

Example Sentences

"desinential consonant"
"desinential letter"
"desinential morpheme"
"desinential stress"
"Furthermore, b, as a desinential element, has a dynamic function."

Etymology

From Medieval Latin dēsinentia + -al. Compare French désinentiel.

Word Breakdown

Root: dēsinentia
Suffix: al

Phrases

desinential inflection

Questions

What does desinential mean?: consisting of desinences or grammatical endings; terminal
Where does desinential come from?: From Medieval Latin dēsinentia + -al. Compare French désinentiel.

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