desinent

== English == === Etymology === From Latin desinens, present participle of desinere, desitum (“to leave off, cease”); de- + sinere (“to let, allow”). === Adjective === desinent (comparative more desinent, superlative most desinent) (obsolete) Ending; forming an end; lowermost. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “desinent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === dentines, tennised == Latin == === Verb === dēsinent third-person plural future active indicative of dēsinō