discres
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old French descreis, decreis, from descreistre. Compare discresen.
Alternative forms
- decrece, decrese, decresse, descres, discrece, discrese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /disˈkrɛːs/, /disˈkrɛs/, /dɛː-/
Noun
discres (uncountable) (Late Middle English)
- decrease, shrinkage
- decline, decay
Descendants
- English: decrease
References
- “dēcrēs, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Verb
discres
- Alternative form of discresen