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Webster 1913 Edition


-ent

-ent

.
[F.
-ent
, L.
-ens
,
-entis
.]
An adjective suffix signifying action or being;
as, corrod
ent
, excell
ent
, emerg
ent
, contin
ent
, quiesc
ent
. See
-ant
.

Definition 2024


-ent

-ent

See also: ent, ENT, ént, ënt, and ent-

English

Suffix

-ent

  1. Causing, promoting, or doing a certain action
    absorbent, efficient
  2. One that causes, promotes, or does a certain action
    agent, deterrent

References

  1. "-ent" at Dictionary.com

Dutch

Suffix

-ent

  1. -ent
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Dutch_words_suffixed_with_-ent'>Dutch words suffixed with -ent</a>

French

Suffix

-ent

  1. A suffix denoting the third-person plural present indicative form of a verb

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɛnt]

Suffix

-ent

  1. (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:
    -ant is added to back vowel words
    -ent is added to front vowel words

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

Latin

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ent

  1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of