ascendent

English

Adjective

ascendent (comparative more ascendent, superlative most ascendent)

1. Upward in direction or proclivity.
2. In power; controlling.
   • 1846-1856, George Grote, History of Greece

     Without some power of persuading or confuting, of defending himself against accusations, […] no man could possibly hold an ascendent position.

Noun

ascendent (plural ascendents)

1. A person from whom one is descended.
2. A position of power or control.

Synonyms

• ancestor

Anagrams

• tendances

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ascendēns.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /ə.sənˈdent/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ə.sənˈden/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /a.senˈdent/

Adjective

ascendent m or f (masculine and feminine plural ascendents)

1. ascending

Noun

ascendent m or f by sense (plural ascendents)

1. ascendent (ancestor)

   Synonym: avantpassat

Noun

ascendent m (plural ascendents)

1. authority, influence

   Synonym: autoritat

2. (astrology) ascendant

Related terms

• ascendència
• ascendible
• ascendir

Further reading

• “ascendent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Pronunciation

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Verb

ascendent

1. third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of ascendre

Latin

Verb

ascendent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of ascendō

Polish

Alternative forms

• (archaic) ascedent

Etymology

Borrowed from French ascendant, derived from Latin ascendēns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /asˈt͡sɛn.dɛnt/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɛndɛnt
• Syllabification: as‧cen‧dent

Noun

ascendent m pers

1. (law) ascendant, ancestor, forebear

   Synonyms: wstępny, antenat, przodek

   Antonyms: zstępny, descendent, potomek

Declension

Declension of ascendent

	singular	plural
nominative	ascendent	ascendenci/ascendenty (deprecative)
genitive	ascendenta	ascendentów
dative	ascendentowi	ascendentom
accusative	ascendenta	ascendentów
instrumental	ascendentem	ascendentami
locative	ascendencie	ascendentach
vocative	ascendencie	ascendenci

Noun

ascendent m inan

1. (astrology) ascendant

Declension

Declension of ascendent

	singular	plural
nominative	ascendent	ascendenty
genitive	ascendentu	ascendentów
dative	ascendentowi	ascendentom
accusative	ascendent	ascendenty
instrumental	ascendentem	ascendentami
locative	ascendencie	ascendentach
vocative	ascendencie	ascendenty

Derived terms

adjective

• ascendentalny

 

Related terms

adjective

• ascensyjny

 

Further reading

• ascendent in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• ascendent in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ascendens.

Noun

ascendent f (plural ascendenți)

1. ascendent

Declension

Declension of ascendent

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) ascendent	ascenden	(niște) ascendenți	ascendențile
genitive/dative	(unei) ascendenți	ascendenții	(unor) ascendenți	ascendenților
vocative	—		—