decrescentia
Latin
Etymology
From dēcrēscēns + -ia.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [deː.kreːsˈkɛn.ti.a]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [d̪e.kreʃˈʃɛn.t̪͡s̪i.a]
Noun
dēcrēscentia f (genitive dēcrēscentiae); first declension
- a decreasing, waning
Declension
First-declension noun.
| 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 (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016