obsolescens

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of obsolēscō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ob.soˈleːs.kens/, [ɔps̠ɔˈɫ̪eːs̠kẽːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ob.soˈleʃ.ʃens/, [obsoˈlɛʃːens]

Participle

obsolēscēns (genitive obsolēscentis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. wearing out

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	obsolēscēns			obsolēscentēs	obsolēscentia
Genitive	obsolēscentis			obsolēscentium
Dative	obsolēscentī			obsolēscentibus
Accusative	obsolēscentem	obsolēscēns		obsolēscentēs obsolēscentīs	obsolēscentia
Ablative	obsolēscente obsolēscentī1			obsolēscentibus
Vocative	obsolēscēns			obsolēscentēs	obsolēscentia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants

• English: obsolescent, obsolescence