Latin edit

Etymology edit

Present participle of dēscendō.

Participle edit

dēscendēns (genitive dēscendentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. descending

Declension edit

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative dēscendēns dēscendentēs dēscendentia
Genitive dēscendentis dēscendentium
Dative dēscendentī dēscendentibus
Accusative dēscendentem dēscendēns dēscendentēs
dēscendentīs
dēscendentia
Ablative dēscendente
dēscendentī1
dēscendentibus
Vocative dēscendēns dēscendentēs dēscendentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants edit

References edit

  • descendens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • descendens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.