decadenza

Italian

Etymology

From decadere +‎ -enza, based on the example of French décadence. Cf. also Late Latin decadentia.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /de.kaˈdɛn.t͡sa/
  • Rhymes: -ɛntsa
  • Hyphenation: de‧ca‧dèn‧za

Noun

decadenza f (plural decadenze)

  1. decline, decay (deterioration of condition)
  2. decadence (state of moral or artistic decline or deterioration)

Further reading
  • decadenza in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • decadenza in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • decadenza in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • decadènza in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • decadènza in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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