case ending

noun

, Grammar.

a suffix on an inflected noun, pronoun, or adjective that indicates its grammatical function.

First recorded in 1870–75

Legros prefers to remember nothing, the friendship in his case ending many years ago.

We have here another instance in the abolition of the genitive case-ending, out of many more that might be added.

The apparent case-ending thus resulting is called a termination.

Thus, portam (Accusative Singular) is formed by adding the case-ending -m to the stem porta-.

Determine stem in each of the following words and affix the above case-ending.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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