| -ent | |
| —suffix forming adjectives, —suffix forming nouns | |
| causing or performing an action or existing in a certain condition; the agent that performs an action: astringent; dependent | |
| [from Latin -ent-, -ens, present participial ending] | |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |