descensus

== Latin == === Etymology === Perfect passive participle of dēscendō (“descend”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [deːsˈkẽː.sʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [deʃˈʃɛn.sus] === Noun === dēscēnsus m (genitive dēscēnsūs); fourth declension a descent Synonyms: dēcursiō, dēscēnsiō, dēcursus Antonyms: ēscēnsiō, ascēnsiō, inscensiō, cōnscēnsiō, cōnscēnsus, ascēnsus, escēnsus a descending path ==== Declension ==== Fourth-declension noun. ==== Derived terms ==== facilis dēscēnsus Avernō === Participle === dēscēnsus (feminine dēscēnsa, neuter dēscēnsum); first/second-declension participle descended, come down, having come down. ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. === Related terms === dēscendō === Descendants === === References === “descensus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “descensus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers "descensus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “descensus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.