degenero

See also: degeneró and degenerò

Galician

Verb

degenero

1. (reintegrationist norm) first-person singular present indicative of degenerar

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈd͡ʒɛ.ne.ro/
• Rhymes: -ɛnero
• Hyphenation: de‧gè‧ne‧ro

Verb

degenero

1. first-person singular present indicative of degenerare

Latin

Etymology

From dēgener.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /deːˈɡe.ne.roː/, [d̪eːˈɡɛnɛroː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /deˈd͡ʒe.ne.ro/, [d̪eˈd͡ʒɛːnero]

Verb

dēgenerō (present infinitive dēgenerāre, perfect active dēgenerāvī, supine dēgenerātum); first conjugation

1. (intransitive) to degenerate, deteriorate

   Synonyms: dēsīdō, senēscō, cadō

2. (intransitive) to be inferior to ancestors

   Synonym: cēdō

3. (transitive) to corrupt, render degenerated

   Synonym: vulgō

Conjugation

Conjugation of dēgenerō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	dēgenerō	dēgenerās	dēgenerat	dēgenerāmus	dēgenerātis	dēgenerant
	imperfect	dēgenerābam	dēgenerābās	dēgenerābat	dēgenerābāmus	dēgenerābātis	dēgenerābant
	future	dēgenerābō	dēgenerābis	dēgenerābit	dēgenerābimus	dēgenerābitis	dēgenerābunt
	perfect	dēgenerāvī	dēgenerāvistī, dēgenerāstī1	dēgenerāvit, dēgenerāt1	dēgenerāvimus, dēgenerāmus1	dēgenerāvistis, dēgenerāstis1	dēgenerāvērunt, dēgenerāvēre, dēgenerārunt1
	pluperfect	dēgenerāveram, dēgenerāram1	dēgenerāverās, dēgenerārās1	dēgenerāverat, dēgenerārat1	dēgenerāverāmus, dēgenerārāmus1	dēgenerāverātis, dēgenerārātis1	dēgenerāverant, dēgenerārant1
	future perfect	dēgenerāverō, dēgenerārō1	dēgenerāveris, dēgenerāris1	dēgenerāverit, dēgenerārit1	dēgenerāverimus, dēgenerārimus1	dēgenerāveritis, dēgenerāritis1	dēgenerāverint, dēgenerārint1
passive	present	dēgeneror	dēgenerāris, dēgenerāre	dēgenerātur	dēgenerāmur	dēgenerāminī	dēgenerantur
	imperfect	dēgenerābar	dēgenerābāris, dēgenerābāre	dēgenerābātur	dēgenerābāmur	dēgenerābāminī	dēgenerābantur
	future	dēgenerābor	dēgenerāberis, dēgenerābere	dēgenerābitur	dēgenerābimur	dēgenerābiminī	dēgenerābuntur
	perfect	dēgenerātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	dēgenerātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	dēgenerātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	dēgenerem	dēgenerēs	dēgeneret	dēgenerēmus	dēgenerētis	dēgenerent
	imperfect	dēgenerārem	dēgenerārēs	dēgenerāret	dēgenerārēmus	dēgenerārētis	dēgenerārent
	perfect	dēgenerāverim, dēgenerārim1	dēgenerāverīs, dēgenerārīs1	dēgenerāverit, dēgenerārit1	dēgenerāverīmus, dēgenerārīmus1	dēgenerāverītis, dēgenerārītis1	dēgenerāverint, dēgenerārint1
	pluperfect	dēgenerāvissem, dēgenerāssem1	dēgenerāvissēs, dēgenerāssēs1	dēgenerāvisset, dēgenerāsset1	dēgenerāvissēmus, dēgenerāssēmus1	dēgenerāvissētis, dēgenerāssētis1	dēgenerāvissent, dēgenerāssent1
passive	present	dēgenerer	dēgenerēris, dēgenerēre	dēgenerētur	dēgenerēmur	dēgenerēminī	dēgenerentur
	imperfect	dēgenerārer	dēgenerārēris, dēgenerārēre	dēgenerārētur	dēgenerārēmur	dēgenerārēminī	dēgenerārentur
	perfect	dēgenerātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	dēgenerātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	dēgenerā	—	—	dēgenerāte	—
	future	—	dēgenerātō	dēgenerātō	—	dēgenerātōte	dēgenerantō
passive	present	—	dēgenerāre	—	—	dēgenerāminī	—
	future	—	dēgenerātor	dēgenerātor	—	—	dēgenerantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		dēgenerāre	dēgenerāvisse, dēgenerāsse1	dēgenerātūrum esse	dēgenerārī	dēgenerātum esse	dēgenerātum īrī
participles		dēgenerāns	—	dēgenerātūrus	—	dēgenerātus	dēgenerandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		dēgenerandī	dēgenerandō	dēgenerandum	dēgenerandō	dēgenerātum	dēgenerātū

¹At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Descendants

• Catalan: degenerar
• French: dégénérer
• → Galician: dexenerar
• Italian: degenerare
• → Portuguese: degenerar
• → Romanian: degenera
• Spanish: degenerar

References

• “degenero”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “degenero”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• degenero in Dizionario Latino, Olivetti
• degenero in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to deteriorate: a maiorum virtute desciscere, degenerare, deflectere
    
  • to degenerate (from one's ancestors): a parentibus degenerare
    
• degenero in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.ʒeˈnɛ.ɾu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.ʒeˈnɛ.ɾu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.ʒeˈnɛ.ɾo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.ʒɨˈnɛ.ɾu/

• Rhymes: -ɛɾu
• Hyphenation: de‧ge‧ne‧ro

Verb

degenero

1. first-person singular present indicative of degenerar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dexeˈneɾo/ [d̪e.xeˈne.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: de‧ge‧ne‧ro

Verb

degenero

1. first-person singular present indicative of degenerar