Meanings
adjectivedesinential (not comparable)
- not comparablehuman sciencesconsisting of desinences or grammatical endings; terminal
desinential letter
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desinential consonant
desinential morpheme
desinential stress
Furthermore, b, as a desinential element, has a dynamic function.
1877, Fitzedward Hall, On English Adjectives In-able
Origin
- Medieval Latindēsinentia
- Englishdesinential
From Medieval Latin dēsinentia + -al. Compare French désinentiel.
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APA
desinential. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desinential
MLA
“desinential.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desinential. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “desinential,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desinential.
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