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crescente.

increasing; growing

9 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/kɾeˈsẽ.t͡ʃi/Brazil/kɾɨʃˈsẽ.tɨ/Portugal/kɾɨˈʃẽ.tɨ/Portugal
  1. increasing; growing

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁-sḱéti Latin crēscō Latin crēscentem Portuguese crescente Inherited from Latin crēscentem. Doublet of croissant. By surface analysis, crescer + -ente.

noun/kɾeˈsẽ.t͡ʃi/Brazil/kɾɨʃˈsẽ.tɨ/Portugal/kɾɨˈʃẽ.tɨ/Portugal
  1. crescent (figure of the crescent moon)

    masculine
  2. crescent

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁-sḱéti Latin crēscō Latin crēscentem Portuguese crescente Inherited from Latin crēscentem. Doublet of croissant. By surface analysis, crescer + -ente.

noun/kɾeˈsẽ.t͡ʃi/Brazil/kɾɨʃˈsẽ.tɨ/Portugal/kɾɨˈʃẽ.tɨ/Portugal
  1. high tide

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁-sḱéti Latin crēscō Latin crēscentem Portuguese crescente Inherited from Latin crēscentem. Doublet of croissant. By surface analysis, crescer + -ente.

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