Plural of descendant
regular plural
The plural of descendant is descendants.
Forms of descendant
| Singular | descendant /dɪˈsɛndənt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | descendants /dɪˈsɛndənts/ |
| Countable | countable |
Descendants in a sentence
- The patriarch survived many descendants: five children, a dozen grandchildren, even a great grandchild.
- This famous medieval manuscript has many descendants.
- Approximately 1.5 million Mexicans are descendants of Irish immigrants.From the entry immigrant
- It is cosmic irony that the descendants of this fanatic were saved by the very nation he hated during his life.From the entry cosmic irony
- Your descendants will inherit the earth.From the entry inherit
Meaning of descendant
- adjective Descending; going down.
- adjective Descending from a biological ancestor.
- adjective Proceeding from a figurative ancestor or source.
Questions about the plural of descendant
- What is the plural of descendant?
- The plural of descendant is descendants.
- Is descendant countable?
- Descendant is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: descendant (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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