escensus

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Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of escendō.

Noun

escēnsus m (genitive escēnsūs); fourth declension

  1. mounting, ascending (only in ablative singular)
    Synonyms: cōnscēnsus, cōnscēnsiō, ēscēnsiō, ascēnsiō, ascēnsus, inscensio
    Antonyms: dēscēnsus, dēcursiō, dēscēnsiō, dēcursus

Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative _ _
genitive _ _
dative _ _
accusative _ _
ablative escēnsū _
vocative _ _

Participle

escēnsus (feminine escēnsa, neuter escēnsum); first/second-declension participle

  1. ascended

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

References

  • escensus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • escensus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • escensus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.