ascendiente
Spanish
Etymology
From the old present participle of ascender.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /asθenˈdjente/ [as.θẽn̪ˈd̪jẽn̪.t̪e]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /asenˈdjente/ [a.sẽn̪ˈd̪jẽn̪.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -ente
- Syllabification: as‧cen‧dien‧te
Noun
ascendiente m or f (plural ascendientes)
- ancestor; forefather
- ascendancy
Related terms
- ascendencia
- ascendente
- ascender
Further reading
- “ascendiente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014