LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird-declension one-termination participle

obsolēscēns

obsolēscēns (genitive obsolēscentis)
Classical[ɔp.sɔˈɫeːs.kẽːs]Ecclesiastical[ob.soˈlɛʃ.ʃens]

Meaning

  1. one terminationparticiplewearing out

Origins

Latin -ns Latin -ēns Latin obsolescens Present participle of obsolēscō.

Descendants
  • Englishobsolescent
  • Englishobsolescence

In English words that came into English from obsolēscēns

  • obsolescenceobsolēscēns
  • obsolescentobsolēscēns

Quick answers

What does obsolēscēns mean in Latin?
obsolēscēns, a verb, means “wearing out”.
What are the principal parts of obsolēscēns?
obsolēscēns, obsolēscentis (third-declension one-termination participle).
How do you pronounce obsolēscēns?
In classical Latin, [ɔp.sɔˈɫeːs.kẽːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ob.soˈlɛʃ.ʃens].