English

Noun

descender ‎(plural descenders)

1. A person or thing that descends.
2. (typography) The part of a lowercase letter that is drawn below the bottom of lowercase letters, such as the tail of the letters g, p, and q.
3. (cycling) A cyclist who excels at fast descents.
4. A belay device used in rock climbing

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• decender (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin dēscendere, present active infinitive of dēscendō, probably borrowed. Compare descer.

Verb

descender ‎(first-person singular present indicative descendo, past participle descendido)

1. (intransitive) to descend (to pass from a higher to a lower place)
2. (genealogy, with de) to descend (from) (to have as an ancestor)
3. (etymology, with de) to descend (from) (to have as an etymon)

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to go down): descer, baixar

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin dēscendere, present active infinitive of dēscendō.

Verb

descender ‎(first-person singular present desciendo, first-person singular preterite descendí, past participle descendido)

1. to descend.

Conjugation

• Rule: e becomes ie in stressed syllables.

Related terms

• descendiente
• descendente
• descendencia
• descenso