discendente

descendant

noun dee-shen-DEN-teh Rare

Origin: Latin descendentem, present participle of descendere (to go down)

Usage Note

Discendente can be masculine or feminine — the article signals gender: il discendente / la discendente. It is also used as an adjective meaning 'descending' (scala discendente = 'descending scale'). The plural is discendenti for both genders. Compare antenato (ancestor) as its opposite.

Examples

"È un discendente diretto della famiglia reale."

Natural Translation

He is a direct descendant of the royal family.

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