-ent

Morpheme

-ent

Type

suffix

Denotation

adjective suffix (less common noun and verb suffix)

Etymology

French -ent; Latin -entem

Evidence

abhorrent, audient, bioluminescent, constituent, convergent, deterrent, flatulent, student, subservient, valent

Notes

historically dependent on the Latin stem word vowel (-ere, -ire)

See Also

-ence, -ant

Homographs

Ent, Ent