decrescentia
Latin
Etymology
From dēcrēscēns + -ia.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /deː.kreːsˈken.ti.a/, [d̪eːkreːs̠ˈkɛn̪t̪iä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /de.kreʃˈʃen.t͡si.a/, [d̪ekreʃˈʃɛnt̪͡s̪iä]
Noun
dēcrēscentia f (genitive dēcrēscentiae); first declension
- a decreasing, waning
Declension
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | dēcrēscentia | dēcrēscentiae |
Genitive | dēcrēscentiae | dēcrēscentiārum |
Dative | dēcrēscentiae | dēcrēscentiīs |
Accusative | dēcrēscentiam | dēcrēscentiās |
Ablative | dēcrēscentiā | dēcrēscentiīs |
Vocative | dēcrēscentia | dēcrēscentiae |
Participle
dēcrēscentia
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of dēcrēscēns
References
- “decrescentia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- decrescentia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- decrescentia in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016