adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective
dēgener
dēgener (genitive dēgeneris)
Classical[ˈdeː.ɡɛ.nɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈdɛː.d͡ʒe.ner]
Meaning
- one terminationof inferior stock, low-born
- one terminationinferior to one’s predecessors, degenerate
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dēgener | dēgener | dēgener |
| genitive | dēgeneris | dēgeneris | dēgeneris |
| dative | dēgenerī | dēgenerī | dēgenerī |
| accusative | dēgenerem | dēgenerem | dēgener |
| ablative | dēgenerī dēgenere | dēgenerī dēgenere | dēgenerī dēgenere |
| vocative | dēgener | dēgener | dēgener |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dēgenerēs | dēgenerēs | dēgeneria |
| genitive | dēgenerium dēgenerum | dēgenerium dēgenerum | dēgenerium dēgenerum |
| dative | dēgeneribus | dēgeneribus | dēgeneribus |
| accusative | dēgenerīs dēgenerēs | dēgenerīs dēgenerēs | dēgeneria |
| ablative | dēgeneribus | dēgeneribus | dēgeneribus |
| vocative | dēgenerēs | dēgenerēs | dēgeneria |
dē-gĕner, is (abl. degeneri, Tac. A. 12, 19), adj. genus,
I. that departs from its race or kind, degenerate, not genuine (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose; esp. freq. in Plin. and Tac.; not in Quint. and Suet.).
I. Lit.:
Neoptolemum, Verg. A. 2, 549; cf. proles, Luc. 8, 693; Tac. A. 12, 62: dignitate formae haud degener, id. ib. 12, 51: hi (Galli) jam degeneres sunt, mixti, et Gallograeci vere, quod appellantur, Liv. 38, 17, 9; 38, 49, 4: canum degeneres, Plin. 11, 50, 111, § 265: aquila, id. 10, 3, 3, § 8: herbae, id. 17, 5, 3, § 33: adamantes, id. 37, 4, 15, § 58.—(b). With gen.:
patrii non degener oris, Ov. Pont. 3, 5, 7; so, sanguinis, Stat. Th. 9, 619: patriae artis, Ov. M. 11, 314: altae virtutis patrum, Sil. 10, 68; Plin. 5, 8, 8, § 44.—II. Transf., mentally or morally degenerate, ignoble, base:
Muttinem sibi modum facere, degenerem Afrum! Liv. 25, 40, 12: Artabanum materna origine Arsacidem, cetera degenerem, Tac. A. 6, 42; cf.: vitā non degener, id. ib. 4, 61: non degener ad pericula, id. ib. 1, 40: degeneres animos timor arguit, Verg. A. 4, 13: animi, Luc. 6, 417: metus, id. 3, 149: questus, Val. Fl. 1, 164: preces, Tac. A. 12, 36 fin.: projectus, id. H. 3, 65 fin.: insidiae, id. A. 11, 19 et saep.—Of language: bilingues, paulatim a domestico externo sermone degeneres, Curt. 7, 5, 29.—Poet.: toga (for togati), Luc. 1, 365.—With abl. ( = indignus): degener haud Gracchis consul, Sil. 4, 5, 17: tantoduce, Ambros. de Jacob. 2, 11, 45.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dē-gener is, adj.
de + genus, inferior to ancestors, degenerate : Neoptolemum, V.: hi iam degeneres sunt, mixti, L.: dignitate formae, Ta.— Unworthy : patrii non degener oris, i. e. inheriting a father's eloquence , O.: patriae artis, O.—Fig., unworthy, degenerate, ignoble, base : Afer, L.: hostis: degeneres animos timor arguit, V.: voltus, Ta.: preces, Ta.: ad pericula, Ta.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindēgener
Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Italic *genos Latin genus Latin dēgener From dē- + genus.