degener
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈdeː.ɡe.ner/, [ˈd̪eːɡɛnɛr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈde.d͡ʒe.ner/, [ˈd̪ɛːd͡ʒener]
Adjective
dēgener (genitive dēgeneris); third-declension one-termination adjective
- of inferior stock, low-born
- inferior to one’s predecessors, degenerate
Declension
Third-declension one-termination adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
Nominative | dēgener | dēgenerēs | dēgeneria | ||
Genitive | dēgeneris | dēgenerium | |||
Dative | dēgenerī | dēgeneribus | |||
Accusative | dēgenerem | dēgener | dēgenerēs | dēgeneria | |
Ablative | dēgenerī | dēgeneribus | |||
Vocative | dēgener | dēgenerēs | dēgeneria |
Derived terms
References
- “degener”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “degener”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- degener in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.