# -ent

> English word · Suffix · IPA /ənt/

## Definitions
1. Causing, doing, or promoting a certain action.
2. One that causes, does, or promotes a certain action.

## Etymology
From Middle English -ent, also -ant, -aunt, etc., from Old French -ent and its source Latin -ēns (accusative singular -entem), suffix of present participles of verbs in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th conjugations.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ent