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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Fay, Amy, account of Liszt, 217. feminine ending, 57.
From Music: An Art and a Language by Spalding, Walter Raymond
In the second stanza we have the same measure with feminine ending.
From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Alden, Raymond MacDonald
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 Clark, Walter John
In the succeeding specimen the same measure is used with feminine ending.
From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Alden, Raymond MacDonald
On this account some speak of three accents in the first half line, with a feminine ending.
From The Nibelungenlied by Shumway, Daniel Bussier
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