ascendiente
Spanish
Etymology
From the old present participle of ascender.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /asθenˈdjente/ [as.θẽn̪ˈd̪jẽn̪.t̪e] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /asenˈdjente/ [a.sẽn̪ˈd̪jẽn̪.t̪e] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -ente
- Syllabification: as‧cen‧dien‧te
Noun
ascendiente m or f by sense (plural ascendientes)
- ascendancy
- Synonym: ascendencia
- influence
- Synonym: influencia
- ancestor; forefather
- Synonyms: antepasado, ancestro
Related terms
Further reading
- “ascendiente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025