descendo, descendere, descendi, descensus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · variant: 1st · Intransitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
descend, climb/march/come/go/flow/run/hang down; dismount; penetrate/sink;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | descendo | descendimus |
| 2 | descendis | descenditis |
| 3 | descendit | descendunt |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | descendere |
| active | perfect | descendisse |
| passive | present | descendi |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | descende | descendite |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | descendito | descenditote |
| 3 | descendito | descendunto |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | descendere | descendimini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | descenditor | — |
| 3 | descenditor | descenduntor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | descensus | descensi |
| Gen. | descensi | descensorum |
| Dat. | descenso | — |
| Acc. | descensum | descensos |
| Voc. | descense | descensi |
| Abl. | descenso | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | descensa | descensae |
| Gen. | descensae | descensarum |
| Dat. | descensae | — |
| Acc. | descensam | descensas |
| Voc. | descensa | descensae |
| Abl. | descensa | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | descensum | descensa |
| Gen. | descensi | descensorum |
| Dat. | descenso | — |
| Acc. | descensum | descensa |
| Voc. | descensum | descensa |
| Abl. | descenso | — |
Supines
accusative: descensum; ablative: descensu
Examples
Capitula
Aulus Gellius
"...quod viri non indocti neque ignobiles a verbo "descendo" non "descendi", sed "descendidi" dixerunt. X. Vt "ususcapio" copulate..."Liber VI
Aulus Gellius
"...quod viri non indocti neque ignobiles a verbo "descendo" non "descendi", sed "descendidi" dixerunt. "Poposci", "momordi", "pupugi", "cucurri..."Liber X
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...diversum euntes: eodem tempore ille ascendit, ego descendo, nec ignoras quanto ex his velocius alterum fiat. Mentitus..."
Liber Primus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...geminas punire domos, quis sanguinis auctor ipse ego, descendo. Perseos alter in Argos scinditur, Aonias fluit..."