What does "desinence" mean?

A suffix used as an inflection; an ending; inflectional suffix.

What is a synonym for "desinence"?

Common synonyms include: close, closing, discontinuance, relinquishment, renunciation, shutdown.

/ˈdɛsɪnəns/ noun

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Noun

Borrowed from French désinence, from Latin dēsinentia, present participle of dēsinō (“I stop, end, close, make an end”).