creciente

Spanish

Etymology

From the old active participle of crecer, corresponding to Latin crescentem. Compare English crescent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /kɾeˈθjente/ [kɾeˈθjẽn̪.t̪e]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kɾeˈsjente/ [kɾeˈsjẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: cre‧cien‧te

Adjective

creciente m or f (masculine and feminine plural crecientes)

1. increasing, growing
2. crescent, of a waxing moon

Derived terms

• crecientemente
• luna creciente

 

Noun

creciente m (plural crecientes)

1. (heraldry) crescent

Derived terms

• Creciente fértil

 

Related terms

• crecer

 

Further reading

• “creciente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28