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Webster 1913 Edition
-ent
-ent
.[F.
-ent
, L. -ens
, -entis
.] An adjective suffix signifying action or being;
as, corrod
. See ent
, excellent
, emergent
, continent
, quiescent
-ant
. Definition 2024
-ent
-ent
English
Suffix
-ent
- Causing, promoting, or doing a certain action
- One that causes, promotes, or does a certain action
References
Dutch
Suffix
-ent
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Dutch_words_suffixed_with_-ent'>Dutch words suffixed with -ent</a>
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɛnt]
Suffix
-ent
- (instantaneous suffix) Added to a stem - often an onomatopoeia - to form a verb expressing an instantaneous action.
- tüsszent (“to sneeze”)
Usage notes
- (instantaneous suffix) Harmonic variants:
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_verbs_suffixed_with_-ent'>Hungarian verbs suffixed with -ent</a>
See also
- -int
- Appendix:Hungarian suffixes