desinencia

See also: desinência

Spanish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin dēsinentia.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

desinencia f (plural desinencias)

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

Further reading

• “desinencia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10