ascendiente

Spanish

Etymology

From the old present participle of ascender.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /asθenˈdjente/ [as.θẽn̪ˈd̪jẽn̪.t̪e]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /asenˈdjente/ [a.sẽn̪ˈd̪jẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: as‧cen‧dien‧te

Noun

ascendiente m or f by sense (plural ascendientes)

1. ancestor; forefather
2. ascendancy

Related terms

• ascendencia
• ascendente
• ascender

 

Further reading

• “ascendiente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014