décadence
See also: decadence
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin or Late Latin decadentia, from decadēns, present participle of decadō (whence the verb déchoir), from de- + cado (“I fall”).
Doublet of déchéance, naturally inherited from the same Latin root.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /de.ka.dɑ̃s/
Noun
décadence f (plural décadences)
- decadence
Related terms
- décadent
Further reading
- “décadence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.