desinenza

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Medieval Latin dēsinentia (“ending”), from dēsinēre, from dēsinō (“to leave off, to end”). Compare French désinence.

Noun

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desinenza f (plural desinenze)

  1. (grammar) ending (of a word)
  2. (grammar) inflection
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