Desinent

/ˈdɛzɪnənt/ adjective

Definition

Ending or ceasing; coming to an end or termination.

Etymology

From Latin 'desinens,' present participle of 'desinere' (to cease, leave off), formed from 'de-' (from) and 'sinere' (to let, allow). The term evolved in medical and linguistic contexts to describe things that gradually tail off or terminate.

Kelly Says

This word is the linguistic cousin of 'desist'—both come from the same Latin root meaning 'to stop.' Doctors use 'desinent' to describe medical conditions that naturally fade away, making it the optimistic cousin of 'persistent.'

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አይደለም
a-i-de-lem
ARالعربية
ينتهون
yintaħūna
BNবাংলা
সমাপ্ত হয়
so-ma-pt hoy
CACatalà
acaben
a-ka-ben
CSČeština
končí
kon-chi
DADansk
opgiver
op-gi-ver
DEDeutsch
hören auf
hoːʁən ˈaʊf
ELΕλληνικά
παύουν
pa-oon
ESEspañol
cesan
seh-san
FAفارسی
پایان می‌یابند
pa-yaan mī-yâ-bend
FISuomi
lopettaa
lo-pe-taa
FRFrançais
cessent
seh-saŋ
GUGU
બંધ થાય છે
bandh thaye che
HAHA
ya kamata
ya ka-ma-ta
HEעברית
נגמרים
ne-ge-rim
HIहिन्दी
बन्द हो जाता है
band ho jaata hai
HUMagyar
szünetel
shoo-ne-tel
IDBahasa Indonesia
berhenti
ber-hen-ti
IGIG
gachaa
ga-chaa
ITItaliano
cessano
che-sa-no
JA日本語
終わる
o-waru
KKKK
бітеді
bi-te-di
KMKM
បិទ
pit
KO한국어
끝나다
kkeut-nada
MRMR
अंतिम
an-tim
MSBahasa Melayu
berhenti
ber-hen-ti
MYမြန်မာ
ပြီး
pee
NLNederlands
verdoven
ver-do-ven
NONorsk
opphører
op-ho-er
PAPA
кін
kin
PLPolski
zakończą
za-kon-cha
PTPortuguês
cessam
seh-sam
RORomână
încetă
in-tse-ta
RUРусский
прекращаются
prevrəkraŝaːjutsja
SVSvenska
upphör
up-hör
SWKiswahili
kuishika
koo-i-shi-ka
TAதமிழ்
நிற்கிறது
ni-rki-ra-itu
TEతెలుగు
గుండుకుంటాయి
guṇḍu-ku-nta-i
THไทย
สิ้นสุด
sin-sot
TLTL
nahulog
na-hu-log
TRTürkçe
bitiyor
bi-ti-yor
UKУкраїнська
зупиняються
zoo-pi-nya-yutsya
URاردو
ختم ہوجاتے ہیں
khatam ho ja-tay hain
VITiếng Việt
dừng lại
dung lai
YOYO
wọ́pọ̀
wo-po
ZH中文
停止
tíngzhǐ
ZUZU
zishaya
zi-sha-ya

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