Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin crēscentem. Doublet of croissant.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kreʃˈʃɛn.te/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnte
  • Hyphenation: cre‧scèn‧te

Adjective edit

crescente (plural crescenti)

  1. increasing, growing, rising
  2. waxing (moon)
    Antonym: calante

Noun edit

crescente m (plural crescenti)

  1. (heraldry) crescent
  2. sourdough

Synonyms edit

Participle edit

crescente (plural crescenti)

  1. present participle of crescere

Latin edit

Participle edit

crēscente

  1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of crēscēns

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From Latin crēscentem. Doublet of croissant.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /kɾɨʃˈsẽ.tɨ/, (natural pronunciation) /kɾɨˈʃẽ.tɨ/

  • Hyphenation: cres‧cen‧te

Adjective edit

crescente m or f (plural crescentes)

  1. increasing; growing

Noun edit

crescente m (plural crescentes)

  1. crescent (figure of the crescent moon)
  2. (heraldry) crescent

Noun edit

crescente f (plural crescentes)

  1. high tide

Related terms edit