fuscescens

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /fusˈkeːs.kens/, [fʊs̠ˈkeːs̠kẽːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /fuʃˈʃeʃ.ʃens/, [fuʃˈʃɛʃːens]

Adjective

fuscēscēns (genitive fuscēscentis); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. (New Latin) darkish
2. (New Latin) darkening

Usage notes

• Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	fuscēscēns			fuscēscentēs	fuscēscentia
genitive	fuscēscentis			fuscēscentium
dative	fuscēscentī			fuscēscentibus
accusative	fuscēscentem	fuscēscēns		fuscēscentēs	fuscēscentia
ablative	fuscēscentī			fuscēscentibus
vocative	fuscēscēns			fuscēscentēs	fuscēscentia

Related terms

• fuscō