"descendant" meaning in French

See descendant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /de.sɑ̃.dɑ̃/ Audio: Fr-descendant.ogg Forms: descendante [feminine], descendants [masculine, plural], descendantes [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin dēscendentem, the present participle of dēscendere, itself from dē + scandere (“climb, ascend”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|la|descendens|dēscendentem||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin dēscendentem, {{bor+|fr|la|descendens|dēscendentem}} Borrowed from Latin dēscendentem, {{m|la|descendo|dēscendere}} dēscendere, {{m|la|dē}} dē, {{m|la|scando|scandere|climb, ascend}} scandere (“climb, ascend”) Head templates: {{fr-adj}} descendant (feminine descendante, masculine plural descendants, feminine plural descendantes)
  1. (which is) descending Derived forms: compatibilité descendante Related terms: descendance, descendre
    Sense id: en-descendant-fr-adj-IcHzHyQF

Noun

IPA: /de.sɑ̃.dɑ̃/ Audio: Fr-descendant.ogg Forms: descendants [plural], descendante [feminine]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin dēscendentem, the present participle of dēscendere, itself from dē + scandere (“climb, ascend”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|la|descendens|dēscendentem||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin dēscendentem, {{bor+|fr|la|descendens|dēscendentem}} Borrowed from Latin dēscendentem, {{m|la|descendo|dēscendere}} dēscendere, {{m|la|dē}} dē, {{m|la|scando|scandere|climb, ascend}} scandere (“climb, ascend”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=+}} descendant m (plural descendants, feminine descendante)
  1. a descendant; one who is the progeny of someone at any distance of time; e.g. a child; a grandchild, etc. Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-descendant-fr-noun-M60e5foy

Verb

IPA: /de.sɑ̃.dɑ̃/ Audio: Fr-descendant.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin dēscendentem, the present participle of dēscendere, itself from dē + scandere (“climb, ascend”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|la|descendens|dēscendentem||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin dēscendentem, {{bor+|fr|la|descendens|dēscendentem}} Borrowed from Latin dēscendentem, {{m|la|descendo|dēscendere}} dēscendere, {{m|la|dē}} dē, {{m|la|scando|scandere|climb, ascend}} scandere (“climb, ascend”) Head templates: {{head|fr|present participle}} descendant
  1. present participle of descendre Tags: form-of, participle, present Form of: descendre
    Sense id: en-descendant-fr-verb-BKMH0P76 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 28 14 56 2
  2. (preceded by en) gerund of descendre Tags: form-of, gerund, participle Form of: descendre
    Sense id: en-descendant-fr-verb-XHQyMHVz

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        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Latin dēscendentem",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "descendens",
        "4": "dēscendentem"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Latin dēscendentem",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "descendo",
        "3": "dēscendere"
      },
      "expansion": "dēscendere",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "dē"
      },
      "expansion": "dē",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "scando",
        "3": "scandere",
        "4": "climb, ascend"
      },
      "expansion": "scandere (“climb, ascend”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Latin dēscendentem, the present participle of dēscendere, itself from dē + scandere (“climb, ascend”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "descendante",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "descendants",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "descendantes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "descendant (feminine descendante, masculine plural descendants, feminine plural descendantes)",
      "name": "fr-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "descendance"
    },
    {
      "word": "descendre"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ascendant"
        },
        {
          "word": "montant"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "descending"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "descend",
          "descend"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "which is",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(which is) descending"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/de.sɑ̃.dɑ̃/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-descendant.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d1/Fr-descendant.ogg/Fr-descendant.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/Fr-descendant.ogg",
      "text": "audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "descendant"
}

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