LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

dēscēnsus

dēscēnsus m (genitive dēscēnsūs)
Classical[deːsˈkẽː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[deʃˈʃɛn.sus]

Meaning

  1. a descent
  2. a descending path

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

via deorsum
dēscēnsus -ūs (m) — in Aeneis, ch. 14

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedēscēnsusdēscēnsūs
dēscēnsī
genitivedēscēnsūs
dēscēnsī		dēscēnsuum
dēscēnsōrum
dativedēscēnsuī
dēscēnsō		dēscēnsibus
dēscēnsīs
accusativedēscēnsumdēscēnsūs
dēscēnsōs
ablativedēscēnsū
dēscēnsō		dēscēnsibus
dēscēnsīs
vocativedēscēnsus
dēscēnse		dēscēnsūs
dēscēnsī

dēscensus, a, um, Part., v. descendo
I. fin. !*?.
dēscensus, ūs, m. descendo,
I. a descent (rare; not in Cic. and Caes.).
I. In gen.: qua illi descensus erat, Sall. C. 57, 3.—
B. Concr., a descending way, a descent: difficilis et praeruptus, Hirt. B. G. 8, 40, 4 and 5; cf.: facilis descensus Averno, Verg. A. 6, 126: ipso descensu Jovis speluncae, Plin. 16, 26, 46, § 110: montis, Vulg. Luc. 19, 37.—*
II. In partic. (acc. to descendo, no. I. B. 5), obscene, a lying down, Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 13.

Origins

Perfect passive participle of dēscendō (“descend”).

Quick answers

What does dēscēnsus mean in Latin?
dēscēnsus, a noun, means “a descent; a descending path”.
What is the genitive of dēscēnsus?
The genitive singular is dēscēnsūs. dēscēnsus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce dēscēnsus?
In classical Latin, [deːsˈkẽː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [deʃˈʃɛn.sus].