desinential

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

desinential (not comparable)

1. (linguistics) consisting of desinences or grammatical endings; terminal
   • 1877, Fitzedward Hall, On English Adjectives In-able‎^[1]:

     Furthermore, b, as a desinential element, has a dynamic function.

   desinential consonant

   desinential letter

   desinential morpheme

   desinential stress

Derived terms

• desinential inflection

References

• “desinential”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.