crescens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of crēscō (“I grow”)

Pronunciation

Participle

crēscēns (genitive crēscentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. coming to be.
  2. becoming visible, springing from, arising, coming forth.
  3. increasing, rising, growing, thriving; multiplying, augmenting.

Declension

Third-declension participle.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative crēscēns crēscentēs crēscentia
genitive crēscentis crēscentium
dative crēscentī crēscentibus
accusative crēscentem crēscēns crēscentēs
crēscentīs 		crēscentia
ablative crēscente
crēscentī1 		crēscentibus
vocative crēscēns crēscentēs crēscentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants

  • French: croissant
  • Galician: crecente, Crecente
  • Italian: crescente
  • Piedmontese: carsent
  • Spanish: creciente
  • → English: crescent
  • →? Portuguese: crescente
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