descensus

Latin > English

descensus descensus N M :: decent, climbing/getting down; action/means/way of descent; lying down (rude)

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

dēscensus: a, um, Part., v. descendo
I fin. !*?.
dēscensus: ūs, m. descendo,
I a descent (rare; not in Cic. and Caes.).
I In gen.: qua illi descensus erat, Sall. C. 57, 3.—
   B Concr., a descending way, a descent: difficilis et praeruptus, Hirt. B. G. 8, 40, 4 and 5; cf.: facilis descensus Averno, Verg. A. 6, 126: ipso descensu Jovis speluncae, Plin. 16, 26, 46, § 110: montis, Vulg. Luc. 19, 37.—*
II In partic. (acc. to descendo, no. I. B. 5), obscene, a lying down, Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 13.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

(1) dēscēnsus, a, um, v. descendo S7.
(2) dēscēnsŭs,¹⁴ ūs, m., action de descendre, descente : Varro R. 2, 5, 13 ; Sall. C. 57, 3 || descente, chemin qui descend : præruptus descensus Hirt. G. 8, 40, 4, descente en pente raide, cf. Liv. 44, 35, 17.

Latin > German (Georges)

dēscēnsus, ūs, m. (descendo), das Herabsteigen, I) eig., v. Herabsteigen des Zuchtstieres von der Kuh nach der Begattung, Varro r. r. 2, 5, 13. – v. Herabsteigen, -ziehen von einer Höhe, desc. facilis (Ggstz. in ulteriorem ripam minime iniquus ascensus), Liv.: desc. difficilis et artae viae (auf einem usw.), Liv.: quā illi descensus erat, wo jener hinabziehen mußte, Sall.: desc. dei de caelo (Ggstz. ascensus in caelum), Lact.: placidus eius desc. de caelo in carnem, Tert.: poet. m. Dat. (in), facilis desc. Averno, Verg. Aen. 6, 126. – v. Herabsteigen, -sinken lebl. Ggstde. (Ggstz. ascensus), cum levibus semper ascensus et gravibus descensus sit, Macr. somn. Scip. 2, 14, 13. – II) meton., der abwärts führende Weg, gew. m. Ang. wohin? durch Adv. od. durch in m. Akk., erat oppidanis difficilis et praeruptus eo descensus, Hirt. b. G.: descensus ripae utriusque in alveum trecentorum ferme passuum, der abw. führende Weg an beiden U., Liv.: labyrinthus unum in se descensum habet, Mela.

Latin > Chinese

descensus, us. m. :: 下來。降。 — Facilis — averni 易落地獄。