degener

English

Verb

degener (third-person singular simple present degeners, present participle degenering, simple past and past participle degenered)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) Alternative form of degender (to degenerate)

Latin

Etymology

From dē- + genus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

dēgener (genitive dēgeneris); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. of inferior stock, low-born
  2. 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
dēgenerum
Dative dēgenerī dēgeneribus
Accusative dēgenerem dēgener dēgenerēs dēgeneria
Ablative dēgenerī dēgeneribus
Vocative dēgener dēgenerēs dēgeneria

❇ Neut. nom. pl., acc. pl. and voc. pl. are not attested in Classical Latin, but they are attested in Modern Latin.

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.
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