verbfirst conjugation
dēgenerō
dēgenerō (present infinitive dēgenerāre, perfect active dēgenerāvī, supine dēgenerātum)
Classical[deːˈɡɛ.nɛ.roː]Ecclesiastical[deˈd͡ʒɛː.ne.ro]
Meaning
- intransitiveto degenerate, deteriorate
- intransitiveto be inferior to ancestors
- transitiveto corrupt, render degenerated
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēgenerō | dēgenerābam | dēgenerābō | dēgenerāvī | dēgenerāveram dēgenerāram | dēgenerāverō dēgenerārō |
| 2nd sg. | dēgenerās | dēgenerābās | dēgenerābis | dēgenerāvistī dēgenerāstī | dēgenerāverās dēgenerārās | dēgenerāveris dēgenerāris |
| 3rd sg. | dēgenerat | dēgenerābat | dēgenerābit | dēgenerāvit dēgenerāt | dēgenerāverat dēgenerārat | dēgenerāverit dēgenerārit |
| 1st pl. | dēgenerāmus | dēgenerābāmus | dēgenerābimus | dēgenerāvimus dēgenerāmus | dēgenerāverāmus dēgenerārāmus | dēgenerāverimus dēgenerārimus |
| 2nd pl. | dēgenerātis | dēgenerābātis | dēgenerābitis | dēgenerāvistis dēgenerāstis | dēgenerāverātis dēgenerārātis | dēgenerāveritis dēgenerāritis |
| 3rd pl. | dēgenerant | dēgenerābant | dēgenerābunt | dēgenerāvērunt dēgenerārunt, dēgenerāvēre | dēgenerāverant dēgenerārant | dēgenerāverint dēgenerārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēgenerem | dēgenerārem | dēgenerāverim dēgenerārim | dēgenerāvissem dēgenerāssem |
| 2nd sg. | dēgenerēs | dēgenerārēs | dēgenerāverīs dēgenerārīs | dēgenerāvissēs dēgenerāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | dēgeneret | dēgenerāret | dēgenerāverit dēgenerārit | dēgenerāvisset dēgenerāsset |
| 1st pl. | dēgenerēmus | dēgenerārēmus | dēgenerāverīmus dēgenerārīmus | dēgenerāvissēmus dēgenerāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | dēgenerētis | dēgenerārētis | dēgenerāverītis dēgenerārītis | dēgenerāvissētis dēgenerāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | dēgenerent | dēgenerārent | dēgenerāverint dēgenerārint | dēgenerāvissent dēgenerāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēgeneror | dēgenerābar | dēgenerābor |
| 2nd sg. | dēgenerāris dēgenerāre | dēgenerābāris dēgenerābāre | dēgenerāberis dēgenerābere |
| 3rd sg. | dēgenerātur | dēgenerābātur | dēgenerābitur |
| 1st pl. | dēgenerāmur | dēgenerābāmur | dēgenerābimur |
| 2nd pl. | dēgenerāminī | dēgenerābāminī | dēgenerābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | dēgenerantur | dēgenerābantur | dēgenerābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēgenerer | dēgenerārer |
| 2nd sg. | dēgenerēris dēgenerēre | dēgenerārēris dēgenerārēre |
| 3rd sg. | dēgenerētur | dēgenerārētur |
| 1st pl. | dēgenerēmur | dēgenerārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | dēgenerēminī | dēgenerārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | dēgenerentur | dēgenerārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | dēgenerā | dēgenerāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | dēgenerāte | dēgenerāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | dēgenerātō | dēgenerātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | dēgenerātō | dēgenerātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | dēgenerātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | dēgenerantō | dēgenerantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | dēgenerāre | dēgenerārī |
| perfect infinitive | dēgenerāvisse dēgenerāsse | dēgenerātum esse |
| future infinitive | dēgenerātūrum esse | dēgenerātum īrī |
| present participle | dēgenerāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | dēgenerātus dēgenerāta, dēgenerātā, dēgenerātae, dēgenerātam, dēgenerātārum, dēgenerātās, dēgenerātī, dēgenerātōrum, dēgenerātōs |
| future participle | dēgenerātūrus dēgenerātūra, dēgenerātūrā, dēgenerātūrae, dēgenerātūram, dēgenerātūrārum, dēgenerātūrās, dēgenerātūre, dēgenerātūrī, dēgenerātūrīs, dēgenerātūrō, dēgenerātūrōrum, dēgenerātūrōs, dēgenerātūrum | dēgenerandus dēgeneranda, dēgenerandā, dēgenerandae, dēgenerandam, dēgenerandārum, dēgenerandās, dēgenerande, dēgenerandīs, dēgenerandōrum, dēgenerandōs |
gerunddēgenerandī, dēgenerandō, dēgenerandumsupinedēgenerātum, dēgenerātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- a parentibus degenerare
- to degenerate (from one's ancestors).
- a maiorum virtute desciscere, degenerare, deflectere
- to deteriorate.
dēgĕnĕro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. and a.
I. [degener].
I. Neutr., to depart from its race or kind, to degenerate (class.).
A. Lit.:
qui a vobis nihil degenerat, Cic. Phil. 13, 15: Pandione nata, degeneras! Ov. M. 6, 635: pomaque degenerant succos oblita priores, Verg. G. 2, 59; cf. id. ib. 1, 198: frumenta, Col. 2, 9, 11: surculus, id. 3, 9, 7: hordeum in avenam, Plin. 18, 17, 44, § 149; cf. id. 17, 15, 25, § 117: Macedones in Syros degenerarunt, Liv. 38, 17, 11; 9, 38, 3; Curt. 8, 5, 14. —B. Trop.
(a). With ab:
ab hac virtute majorum, Cic. Fl. 11, 25; cf. Suet. Ner. 1; so, a gravitate paterna, Cic. Prov. Cons. 8, 18: a parentibus nostris, Liv. 22, 14: a familia imperiosissima, id. 9, 34: a civili more, Suet. Aug. 17: a fama vitaque sua, Tac. H. 3, 28: non modo a libertate sed etiam a servitute, id. G. 45 fin.: a Stoicis degeneravit Panaetius, Cic. Div. 1, 3, 6; cf. id. Tusc. 2, 25, 60.—(b). With abl. alone:
famā, Stat. Th. 3, 148.—(g). With dat. (poet.):
degenerant nati patribus, Manil. 4, 78; so, Marti paterno, Stat. Th. 1, 464: patri, Claud. IV. Cons. Honor. 366.—(d). With ad or in and acc.:
ad theatrales artes, Tac. A. 14, 21: in feritatem, Plin. 17, 15, 25, § 117.—(ε) Absol.: consuetudo eum et disciplina degenerare non sineret, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 68; id. Brut. 34, 130: nec Narisci Quadive degenerant, Tac. G. 42; id. A. 14, 21; 15, 68.II. Act.
A. To cause to degenerate or deteriorate:
Venus carpit corpus et vires animosque degenerat, Col. 7, 12, 11: multum degenerat transcribentium fors varia, Plin. 25, 2, 4, § 8: ni degeneratum in aliis huic quoque decori offecisset, i. e. his degeneracy, his vicious character, Liv. 1, 53; see Zumpt, Gram. § 638, N. 1.—B. With acc. of that from which any thing degenerates, to dishonor, to stain, by degeneracy (poet., and in post-Aug. prose):
non degenerasse propinquos (sc. me), Prop. 4, 1, 81 (5, 1, 79 M): palmas, Ov. M. 7, 543: famam, Stat. Th. 4, 149; id. Silv. 3, 1, 160. —Pass.: conspectus degenerati patris, Val. Max. 8, 4; cf. Sol. 17, 11.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dēgenerō āvī, ātus, āre
degener, to be inferior to ancestors, decline, be degenerate : a vobis: Pandione nata, degeneras! O.: Macedones in Syros degenerarunt, L.—Fig., to fall off, decline, degenerate : ut consuetudo eum degenerare non sineret: ab hac virtute maiorum: a gravitate paternā: a parentibus, L.: in Persarum mores, L.: ad theatrales artes, Ta.: in perpetiendis suppliciis, Ta.— Poet. with acc, to dishonor, disgrace, fall short of : hanc (personam), O.: propinquos, Pr.: Equus degenerat palmas, i. e. has lost the victorious spirit , O.
Origins
From dēgener.
Descendants
- Catalandegenerar
- Frenchdégénérer
- Italiandegenerare
- Portuguesedegenerar
- Romaniandegenera
- Spanishdegenerar
- Galiciandexenerar
In English words that came into English from dēgenerō
- degeneratedēgenerātus