desinencia

See also: desinência

Spanish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin dēsinentia.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /desiˈnenθja/ [d̪e.siˈnẽn̟.θja]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /desiˈnensja/ [d̪e.siˈnẽn.sja]
(Spain) Rhymes: -enθja
(Latin America) Rhymes: -ensja
Syllabification: de‧si‧nen‧cia

Noun

desinencia f (plural desinencias)

(grammar) ending or termination that is attached to a word stem

Further reading

“desinencia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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