ascensa

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Italian

Etymology

From Ecclesiastical Latin ascēnsa, from the feminine form of Classical Latin ascēnsus, perfect passive participle of ascendō (“to go up; to rise”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aʃˈʃɛn.sa/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnsa
  • Hyphenation: a‧scèn‧sa

Noun

ascensa f (plural ascense)

  1. (archaic, regional, Christianity, usually capitalized) Ascension
    Synonym: ascensione

Further reading

  • ascensa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From the feminine form of ascēnsus, perfect passive participle of ascendō (“I go up; I rise”).

Noun

ascēnsa f (genitive ascēnsae); first declension

  1. (Ecclesiastical Latin, Christianity) Ascension
    Synonym: ascēnsiō
Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ascēnsa ascēnsae
Genitive ascēnsae ascēnsārum
Dative ascēnsae ascēnsīs
Accusative ascēnsam ascēnsās
Ablative ascēnsā ascēnsīs
Vocative ascēnsa ascēnsae
Descendants
  • Italian: ascensa (archaic, regional)

References

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

ascēnsa

  1. inflection of ascēnsus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Participle

ascēnsā

  1. ablative feminine singular of ascēnsus
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