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.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender 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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