Meaning
falling, crumbling
- falling or descending, especially describing meteors
- dilapidated, crumbling, or nearing collapse
In a sentence
Abbiamo visto una stella cadente mentre guardavamo il cielo notturno.
We saw a shooting star while looking at the night sky.
I vecchi fienili del villaggio sono ormai strutture cadenti.
The village's old barns are now crumbling structures.
Non entrare in quella casa cadente: il tetto potrebbe cedere.
Don't go into that dilapidated house: the roof might cave in.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| cadente | masculine · singular |
| cadente | feminine · singular |
| cadenti | masculine · plural |
| cadenti | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Most commonly encountered in the astronomy collocation 'stella cadente'.
- When describing structures or teeth, it means loose, decaying, or falling down.