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

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

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 (16 July 2016 (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/
    • (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