tabescens

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Latin

Etymology

Present participle of tābēscō.

Participle

tābēscēns (genitive tābēscentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. melting, dissolving
  2. dwindling

Declension

Third-declension participle.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative tābēscēns tābēscentēs tābēscentia
genitive tābēscentis tābēscentium
dative tābēscentī tābēscentibus
accusative tābēscentem tābēscēns tābēscentēs
tābēscentīs
tābēscentia
ablative tābēscente
tābēscentī1
tābēscentibus
vocative tābēscēns tābēscentēs tābēscentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: tabescent
  • Portuguese: tabescente

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