degenero

See also: degeneró and degenerò

Galician

Verb

degenero

(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

first-person singular present indicative of degenerare

Latin

Etymology

From dēgener.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [deːˈɡɛ.nɛ.roː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [d̪eˈd͡ʒɛː.ne.ro]

Verb

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

(intransitive) to degenerate, deteriorate
Synonyms: dēsīdō, senēscō, cadō
(intransitive) to be inferior to ancestors
Synonym: cēdō
(transitive) to corrupt, render degenerated
Synonym: vulgō

Conjugation

Conjugation of dēgenerō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular				plural
indicative		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, dēgenerārunt, dēgenerāvēre¹
	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
subjunctive		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
imperative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	—	dēgenerā		—	—	dēgenerāte		—
active	future	—	dēgenerātō		dēgenerātō	—	dēgenerātōte		dēgenerantō
passive	present	—	dēgenerāre		—	—	dēgenerāminī		—
passive	future	—	dēgenerātor		dēgenerātor	—	—		dēgenerantor
non-finite forms		infinitive				participle
non-finite forms		active		passive		active		passive
present		dēgenerāre		dēgenerārī		dēgenerāns		—
future		dēgenerātūrum esse		dēgenerātum īrī		dēgenerātūrus		dēgenerandus
perfect		dēgenerāvisse, dēgenerāsse¹		dēgenerātum esse		—		dēgenerātus
future perfect		—		dēgenerātum fore		—		—
perfect potential		dēgenerātūrum fuisse		—		—		—
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/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.ʒeˈnɛ.ɾo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.ʒɨˈnɛ.ɾu/

Rhymes: -ɛɾu
Hyphenation: de‧ge‧ne‧ro

Verb

degenero

first-person singular present indicative of degenerar

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Verb

degenero

first-person singular present indicative of degenerar