Meaning of Descendant | Babel Free
dɪˈsɛndəntDefinitions
- One of the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.
- A thing that derives directly from a given precursor or source.
- A later evolutionary type.
- A language that is descended from another.
- A word or form in one language that is descended from a counterpart in an ancestor language.
- The intersection of the western (setting) horizon and the ecliptic, its ecliptical longitude; the astrological sign it corresponds to.
Equivalents
Български
пото́мък
Català
descendent
Čeština
potomek
Cymraeg
disgynnydd
Dansk
afkom
Deutsch
Abkomme
Abkommin
Abkömmling
Deszendent
Deszendentin
Nachfahr
Nachfahre
Nachfahrin
Nachkomme
Nachkommin
Nachkömmling
Nachwuchs
Spross
Sprößling
Ελληνικά
απόγονος
Eesti
järglane
Gaeilge
sliochtach
Hausa
zuriya
עברית
צאצא
हिन्दी
वंशज
Italiano
discendente
Te Reo Māori
mokopuna
Македонски
потомок
Bahasa Melayu
keturunan
Português
descendente
Русский
потомок
ไทย
ผู้สืบสันดาน
Tagalog
inanak
Українська
наща́док
Tiếng Việt
hậu duệ
Examples
“Meronyms: issue, line, progeny; family; clan”
“The patriarch survived many descendants: five children, a dozen grandchildren, even a great grandchild.”
“This famous medieval manuscript has many descendants.”
“Dogs evolved as descendants of early wolves.”
“English and Scots are the descendants of Old English.”
“The direct descendant of this form is the Slavic aorist: Sb.-Cr. nȍsī, dȍnosī.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free