crescentus

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kreːsˈken.tus/, [kreːs̠ˈkɛn̪t̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kreʃˈʃen.tus/, [kreʃˈʃɛn̪t̪us]

Adjective

crēscentus (feminine crēscenta, neuter crēscentum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (New Latin) crescent-shaped

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	crēscentus	crēscenta	crēscentum		crēscentī	crēscentae	crēscenta
genitive	crēscentī	crēscentae	crēscentī		crēscentōrum	crēscentārum	crēscentōrum
dative	crēscentō	crēscentae	crēscentō		crēscentīs
accusative	crēscentum	crēscentam	crēscentum		crēscentōs	crēscentās	crēscenta
ablative	crēscentō	crēscentā	crēscentō		crēscentīs
vocative	crēscente	crēscenta	crēscentum		crēscentī	crēscentae	crēscenta

Derived terms

• Caulobacter crescentus
• Puntius crescentus