marcescente

French

Adjective

marcescente

1. feminine singular of marcescent

Italian

Etymology

From Latin marcēscentem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mar.t͡ʃeʃˈʃɛn.te/
• Rhymes: -ɛnte
• Hyphenation: mar‧ce‧scèn‧te

Adjective

marcescente m or f by sense (plural marcescenti)

1. rotting, decaying, marcescent

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin marcēscentem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɾθesˈθente/ [maɾ.θesˈθẽn̪.t̪e] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /maɾseˈsente/ [maɾ.seˈsẽn̪.t̪e] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: mar‧ces‧cen‧te

Adjective

marcescente m or f (masculine and feminine plural marcescentes)

1. rotting; decaying; marcescent

Further reading

• “marcescente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025