descensio
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /deːsˈken.si.oː/, [d̪eːs̠ˈkẽːs̠ioː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /deʃˈʃen.si.o/, [d̪eʃˈʃɛnsio]
Noun edit
dēscēnsiō f (genitive dēscēnsiōnis); third declension
- descent, descending
- Synonyms: dēscēnsus, dēcursiō, dēcursus
- Antonyms: ēscēnsiō, ascēnsiō, inscensio, cōnscēnsiō, cōnscēnsus, ascēnsus, escēnsus
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dēscēnsiō | dēscēnsiōnēs |
| Genitive | dēscēnsiōnis | dēscēnsiōnum |
| Dative | dēscēnsiōnī | dēscēnsiōnibus |
| Accusative | dēscēnsiōnem | dēscēnsiōnēs |
| Ablative | dēscēnsiōne | dēscēnsiōnibus |
| Vocative | dēscēnsiō | dēscēnsiōnēs |
References edit
- “descensio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “descensio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- descensio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.