ascensa

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

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /asˈken.sa/, [äs̠ˈkẽːs̠ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aʃˈʃen.sa/, [äʃˈʃɛnsä]

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.

	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

• ascensa in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

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