descendente

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēscendentem.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /dɨʃ.sẽˈdẽ.tɨ/, /dɨ.ʃẽˈdẽ.tɨ/

  • Rhymes: -ẽt͡ʃi, -ẽtɨ
  • Hyphenation: des‧cen‧den‧te

Adjective

descendente m or f (plural descendentes)

  1. descending
  2. downward

Noun

descendente m or f by sense (plural descendentes)

  1. descendant

Derived terms

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēscendentem.

Pronunciation

Adjective

descendente m or f (masculine and feminine plural descendentes)

  1. descending, downward
    Antonym: ascendente

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