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): /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

(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, 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
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		active			passive
non-finite forms		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/
- (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