descendo: all forms
descendo means “come down, go down, descend; stoop, resort to”. Below is its full conjugation in Latin.
Present active
Present active | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | descendo | descendam | |
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| 2nd singular | descendis | descendas | descende · descend |
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| 3rd singular | descendit | descendat | |
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| 1st plural | descendimus | descendamus | |
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| 2nd plural | descenditis | descendatis | descendite |
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| 3rd plural | descendunt | descendant | |
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Present passive
Present passive | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | descendor | descendar | |
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| 2nd singular | descenderis | descendare · descendaris | descendere |
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| 3rd singular | descenditur | descendatur | |
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| 1st plural | descendimur | descendamur | |
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| 2nd plural | descendimini | descendamini | descendimini |
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| 3rd plural | descenduntur | descendantur | |
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Imperfect active
Imperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | descendebam | descenderem |
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| 2nd singular | descendebas | descenderes |
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| 3rd singular | descendebat | descenderet |
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| 1st plural | descendebamus | descenderemus |
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| 2nd plural | descendebatis | descenderetis |
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| 3rd plural | descendebant | descenderent |
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Imperfect passive
Imperfect passive | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | descendebar | descenderer |
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| 2nd singular | descendebare · descendebaris | descenderere · descendereris |
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| 3rd singular | descendebatur | descenderetur |
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| 1st plural | descendebamur | descenderemur |
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| 2nd plural | descendebamini | descenderemini |
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| 3rd plural | descendebantur | descenderentur |
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Future active
Future active | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | descendam | |
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| 2nd singular | descendes | descendito |
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| 3rd singular | descendet | descendito |
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| 1st plural | descendemus | |
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| 2nd plural | descendetis | descenditote |
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| 3rd plural | descendent | descendunto |
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Future passive
Future passive | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | descendar | |
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| 2nd singular | descendere · descenderis | descenditor |
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| 3rd singular | descendetur | descenditor |
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| 1st plural | descendemur | |
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| 2nd plural | descendemini | |
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| 3rd plural | descendentur | descenduntor |
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Perfect active
Perfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | descendi | descenderim |
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| 2nd singular | descendisti | descenderis |
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| 3rd singular | descendit | descenderit |
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| 1st plural | descendimus | descenderimus |
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| 2nd plural | descendistis | descenderitis |
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| 3rd plural | descenderunt · descendere | descenderint |
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Pluperfect active
Pluperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | descenderam | descendissem |
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| 2nd singular | descenderas | descendisses |
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| 3rd singular | descenderat | descendisset |
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| 1st plural | descenderamus | descendissemus |
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| 2nd plural | descenderatis | descendissetis |
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| 3rd plural | descenderant | descendissent |
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Future perfect active
Future perfect active | Indicative |
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| 1st singular | descendero |
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| 2nd singular | descenderis |
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| 3rd singular | descenderit |
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| 1st plural | descenderimus |
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| 2nd plural | descenderitis |
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| 3rd plural | descenderint |
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Infinitives
Infinitives | Active | Passive |
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| Present | descendere | descendi |
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| Perfect | descendisse | |
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Participles
Present active participle, singular | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | | descendens |
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| Genitive | | descendentis |
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| Dative | | descendenti |
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| Accusative | descendens | descendentem |
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| Ablative | | descendenti · descendente |
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| Vocative | | descendens |
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Present active participle, plural | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | descendentia | descendentes |
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| Genitive | | descendentium |
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| Dative | | descendentibus |
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| Accusative | descendentia | descendentes |
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| Ablative | | descendentibus |
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| Vocative | descendentia | descendentes |
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Future active participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | descensurus | descensura | descensurum | |
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| Genitive | descensuri | descensurae | descensuri | |
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| Dative | descensuro | descensurae | descensuro | |
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| Accusative | descensurum | descensuram | descensurum | |
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| Ablative | descensuro | descensura | descensuro | |
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| Vocative | descensure | descensura | descensurum | |
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Future active participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | descensuri | descensurae | descensura | |
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| Genitive | descensurorum | descensurarum | descensurorum | |
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| Dative | | | | descensuris |
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| Accusative | descensuros | descensuras | descensura | |
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| Ablative | | | | descensuris |
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| Vocative | descensuri | descensurae | descensura | |
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Perfect passive participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | descensus | descensa | descensum | |
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| Genitive | descensi | descensae | descensi | |
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| Dative | descenso | descensae | descenso | |
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| Accusative | descensum | descensam | descensum | |
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| Ablative | descenso | descensa | descenso | |
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| Vocative | descense | descensa | descensum | |
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Perfect passive participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | descensi | descensae | descensa | |
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| Genitive | descensorum | descensarum | descensorum | |
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| Dative | | | | descensis |
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| Accusative | descensos | descensas | descensa | |
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| Ablative | | | | descensis |
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| Vocative | descensi | descensae | descensa | |
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Gerund, gerundive and supine
Gerundive, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | descendendus | descendenda | descendendum | |
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| Genitive | descendendi | descendendae | descendendi | |
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| Dative | descendendo | descendendae | descendendo | |
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| Accusative | descendendum | descendendam | descendendum | |
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| Ablative | descendendo | descendenda | descendendo | |
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| Vocative | descendende | descendenda | descendendum | |
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Gerundive, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | descendendi | descendendae | descendenda | |
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| Genitive | descendendorum | descendendarum | descendendorum | |
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| Dative | | | | descendendis |
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| Accusative | descendendos | descendendas | descendenda | |
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| Ablative | | | | descendendis |
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| Vocative | descendendi | descendendae | descendenda | |
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Supine | Forms |
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| Accusative | descensum |
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| Ablative | descensu |
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Meaning and examples of descendo
Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.