-ent

Etymology
From, also , , etc., from and its source  (accusative singular ), suffix of present participles of verbs in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th conjugations.

Suffix

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

Usage notes

 * Adjectives terminating in -ent are usually accompanied by derived nouns having or, as  and.

Suffix

 * 1)  Latinate suffix forming nouns and adjectives

Etymology 1
. Mostly confined to learned formations; inherited words tend to use the spelling.

Etymology 2
,,.

Pronunciation

 * Generally silent. Before a vowel optionally.

Etymology
From.

Usage notes

 * Variants:
 *  is added to back-vowel words
 *  is added to front-vowel words