Grammatical class

Noun

descendant

a descendant; one who is the progeny of someone at any distance of time; e.g. a child; a grandchild, etc.

Details

Syllables

des-cen-dant

Phonetics

de.sɑ̃.dɑ̃

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

3174

Freq. (movies)

7759

Freq. (news)

13583

Sentences

Il était le descendant d'une riche famille.

He was the scion of a wealthy family.

A1

Ce jeune homme est le descendant d'un prince russe.

This youth is the descendant of a Russian prince.

A1

L'italien est un descendant direct du latin.

Italian is a direct descendant of Latin.

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