LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

dēcrēscentia

dēcrēscentia f (genitive dēcrēscentiae)
Classical[deː.kreːsˈkɛn.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[de.kreʃˈʃɛn.t͡si.a]

Meaning

  1. a decreasing, waning

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedēcrēscentiadēcrēscentiae
genitivedēcrēscentiaedēcrēscentiārum
dativedēcrēscentiaedēcrēscentiīs
accusativedēcrēscentiamdēcrēscentiās
ablativedēcrēscentiādēcrēscentiīs
vocativedēcrēscentiadēcrēscentiae

dēcrescentĭa, ae, f. decresco,
I. a decreasing, waning: quotidiana lunae, Vitr. 9, 4 fin. (for which, just before, deminutio).

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin dēcrēscentia From dēcrēscēns + -ia.

Quick answers

What does dēcrēscentia mean in Latin?
dēcrēscentia, a noun, means “a decreasing, waning”.
What is the genitive of dēcrēscentia?
The genitive singular is dēcrēscentiae. dēcrēscentia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce dēcrēscentia?
In classical Latin, [deː.kreːsˈkɛn.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [de.kreʃˈʃɛn.t͡si.a].