creciente

Spanish

Etymology

From the old active participle of crecer, corresponding to Latin crescentem. Compare English crescent.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɾeˈθjente/ [kɾeˈθjẽn̪.t̪e] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /kɾeˈsjente/ [kɾeˈsjẽn̪.t̪e] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -ente
  • Syllabification: cre‧cien‧te

Adjective

creciente m or f (masculine and feminine plural crecientes)

  1. increasing, growing
  2. crescent, of a waxing moon

Derived terms

Noun

creciente m (plural crecientes)

  1. (heraldry) crescent

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