descender
English
Etymology
descend + -er (“agent suffix”)
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɛndə(ɹ)
Noun
descender (plural descenders)
- A person or thing that descends.
- (typography) The part of a lowercase letter that is drawn below the bottom of lowercase letters, such as the tail of the letters g, p, and q.
- (cycling) A cyclist who excels at fast descents.
- A belay device used in rock climbing
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Portuguese
Alternative forms
- decender (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese decender, borrowed from Latin dēscendere, present active infinitive of dēscendō. Compare descer, probably an inherited doublet.
Verb
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- (intransitive) to descend (to pass from a higher to a lower place)
- (genealogy, with de) to descend (from) (to have as an ancestor)
- (etymology, with de) to descend (from) (to have as an etymon)
Conjugation
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Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish decender, decendir, borrowed from Latin dēscendō, dēscendere. Compare also the Old Spanish form deçir, which was likely inherited from the same source[1].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /desθenˈdeɾ/ [d̪es.θẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /desenˈdeɾ/ [d̪e.sẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]
Verb
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- to descend
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- en:Typography
- en:Cycling
- Portuguese terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Portuguese terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Portuguese terms borrowed from Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Latin
- Portuguese doublets
- Portuguese intransitive verbs
- pt:Genealogy
- Spanish terms inherited from Old Spanish
- Spanish terms derived from Old Spanish
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