crescente

Italian

Etymology

From Latin crēscentem. Doublet of croissant.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

crescente m or f (plural crescenti)

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

Noun

crescente m (plural crescenti)

  1. (heraldry) crescent
  2. sourdough

Synonyms

Participle

crescente m or f (plural crescenti)

  1. present participle of crescere

Latin

Participle

crēscente

  1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of crēscēns

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin crēscentem. Doublet of croissant. By surface analysis, crescer +‎ -ente.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾeˈsẽ.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾeˈsẽ.te/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /kɾɨʃˈsẽ.tɨ/, /kɾɨˈʃẽ.tɨ/

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ẽti, -ẽt͡ʃi, (Portugal) -ẽtɨ
  • Hyphenation: cres‧cen‧te

Adjective

crescente m or f (plural crescentes)

  1. increasing; growing

Noun

crescente m (plural crescentes)

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

Noun

crescente f (plural crescentes)

  1. high tide
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