descensus, descensus:
Masculine · Noun · 4th declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
decent, climbing/getting down; action/means/way of descent; lying down (rude);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | descensus | descensus |
| Gen. | descensus | descensuum |
| Dat. | descensui | descensibus |
| Acc. | descensum | descensus |
| Voc. | descensus | descensus |
| Abl. | descensu | descensibus |
Examples
- P
Aeneid VI
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...loqui vates: 'sate sanguine divum, Tros Anchisiade, facilis descensus Averno: noctes atque dies patet atri ianua Ditis..." - G
Liber VIII
Gaius Julius Caesar from COMMENTARIORUM LIBRI VII DE BELLO GALLICOCUM A. HIRTI SUPPLEMENTO
"...posset. Erat autem oppidanis difficilis et praeruptus eo descensus, ut prohibentibus nostris sine vulneribus ac periculo vitae neque..." - T
Liber XLIV
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...tribunis primisque ordinibus ad contemplandos transitus <processit, qua> descensus facilis armatis, qua in ulteriorem ripam minime inicus ascensus..." - G
BELLUM CATILINAE
Gaius Sallustius Crispus (Sallust)
"...ipsis radicibus montium consedit, qua illi descensus erat in Galliam properanti. Neque tamen Antonius procul aberat, utpote..."