desinens

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of dēsinō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈdeː.si.nens/, [ˈd̪eːs̠ɪnẽːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈde.si.nens/, [ˈd̪ɛːs̬inens]

Participle

dēsinēns (genitive dēsinentis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. desisting

Declension

Third-declension participle.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	dēsinēns			dēsinentēs	dēsinentia
genitive	dēsinentis			dēsinentium
dative	dēsinentī			dēsinentibus
accusative	dēsinentem	dēsinēns		dēsinentēs dēsinentīs	dēsinentia
ablative	dēsinente dēsinentī1			dēsinentibus
vocative	dēsinēns			dēsinentēs	dēsinentia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

Derived terms

• dēsinentia (Mediaeval)