creciente
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From the old active participle of crecer, corresponding to Latin crescentem. Compare English crescent.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /kɾeˈθjente/ [kɾeˈθjẽn̪.t̪e]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /kɾeˈsjente/ [kɾeˈsjẽn̪.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -ente
- Syllabification: cre‧cien‧te
Adjective edit
creciente m or f (masculine and feminine plural crecientes)
- increasing, growing
- crescent, of a waxing moon
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
creciente m (plural crecientes)
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Further reading edit
- “creciente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014