feminine ending
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Prosody. an unaccented syllable at the close of a line of poetry, often one that is added to the metrical pattern as an extra syllable.
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Grammar. a termination or final syllable marking a feminine word: In Latin -ā is a feminine ending for the ablative case in the singular.
noun
Etymology
Origin of feminine ending
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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The Hebrew form of the word, however, is not quite the same, the Assyrian feminine ending being absent.
From The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia by Theophilus Goldridge Pinches
In the succeeding specimen the same measure is used with feminine ending.
From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Raymond MacDonald Alden
On this account some speak of three accents in the first half line, with a feminine ending.
From The Nibelungenlied by Daniel Bussier Shumway
Father = patr‑o; suf. -in denotes feminine; ending -a makes it an adjective. 2In crowds.
From International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar by Walter John Clark
In the third place, the line may have a feminine ending.
From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Raymond MacDonald Alden
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