terminaison

French

Etymology

From terminer +‎ -aison.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛʁ.mi.nɛ.zɔ̃/ ~ /tɛʁ.mi.ne.zɔ̃/

• Audio (France (Brétigny-sur-Orge)):

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• Rhymes: -ɔ̃
• Homophone: terminaisons

Noun

terminaison f (plural terminaisons)

1. end
2. (grammar, linguistics) ending

   Near-synonym: désinence

Further reading

• “terminaison”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.