ascensus, ascensus:
Masculine · Noun · 4th declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
ascent; act of scaling (walls); approach; a stage/step in advancement; height;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | ascensus | ascensus |
| Gen. | ascensus | ascensuum |
| Dat. | ascensui | ascensibus |
| Acc. | ascensum | ascensus |
| Voc. | ascensus | ascensus |
| Abl. | ascensu | ascensibus |
Examples
Liber V
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...terris fulgentia templa. sidebant campi, crescebant montibus altis ascensus; neque enim poterant subsidere saxa nec pariter tantundem omnes..."Liber VII
Gaius Julius Caesar from COMMENTARIORUM LIBRI VII DE BELLO GALLICOCUM A. HIRTI SUPPLEMENTO
"...Aeduos mittit. Oppidi murus ab planitie atque initio ascensus recta regione, si nullus anfractus intercederet, MCC passus aberat..."Liber I
Gaius Julius Caesar from COMMENTARIORUM LIBRI VII DE BELLO GALLICOCUM A. HIRTI SUPPLEMENTO
"...qualis esset natura montis et qualis in circuitu ascensus qui cognoscerent misit. Renuntiatum est facilem esse. De tertia..."Liber XLIV
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...facilis armatis, qua in ulteriorem ripam minime inicus ascensus esset. his satis exploratis illa quoque <nouauit;> primum..."Liber XXXVI
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...ruinas iacentis muri transcendere conantur, partim scalis ascensus temptant, aduersus quos undique ad opem ferendam concurrunt Aetoli. pars..."BELLUM IUGURTHINUM
Gaius Sallustius Crispus (Sallust)
"...timidos insolentia itineris levare manu; ubi paulo asperior ascensus erat, singulos prae se inermos mittere, deinde ipse..."