LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird (-iō variant) conjugation, deponent

dēgredior

dēgredior (present infinitive dēgredī, perfect active dēgressus sum)
Classical[deːˈɡrɛ.di.ɔr]Ecclesiastical[deˈɡrɛː.di.or]

Meaning

  1. deponentto go down, march down, descend

Conjugation deponent

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.dēgrediordēgrediēbardēgrediar———
2nd sg.dēgrederis
dēgredere
dēgrediēbāris
dēgrediēbāre
dēgrediēris
dēgrediēre
———
3rd sg.dēgrediturdēgrediēbāturdēgrediētur———
1st pl.dēgredimurdēgrediēbāmurdēgrediēmur———
2nd pl.dēgrediminīdēgrediēbāminīdēgrediēminī———
3rd pl.dēgrediunturdēgrediēbanturdēgredientur———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.dēgrediardēgrederer——
2nd sg.dēgrediāris
dēgrediāre
dēgrederēris
dēgrederēre
——
3rd sg.dēgrediāturdēgrederētur——
1st pl.dēgrediāmurdēgrederēmur——
2nd pl.dēgrediāminīdēgrederēminī——
3rd pl.dēgredianturdēgrederentur——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.dēgredere—
pres. 2nd pl.dēgrediminī—
fut. 2nd sg.dēgreditor—
fut. 3rd sg.dēgreditor—
fut. 3rd pl.dēgrediuntor—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivedēgredī—
perfect infinitivedēgressum esse—
future infinitivedēgressūrum esse—
present participledēgrediēns—
perfect participledēgressus
dēgressa, dēgressā, dēgressae, dēgressam, dēgressārum, dēgressās, dēgresse, dēgressī, dēgressīs, dēgressō, dēgressōrum, dēgressōs
—
future participledēgressūrus
dēgressūra, dēgressūrā, dēgressūrae, dēgressūram, dēgressūrārum, dēgressūrās, dēgressūre, dēgressūrī, dēgressūrīs, dēgressūrō, dēgressūrōrum, dēgressūrōs, dēgressūrum
dēgrediendus
dēgrediundus, dēgredienda, dēgrediendā, dēgrediendae, dēgrediendam, dēgrediendārum, dēgrediendās, dēgrediende, dēgrediendīs, dēgrediendōrum, dēgrediendōs
gerunddēgrediendī, dēgrediendō, dēgrediendumsupinedēgressum, dēgressū

dē-grĕdĭor, gressus, 3, v. dep. gradior,
I. to go down, march down, descend (never, to go away, depart, like digredior— freq. only after the Aug. period, esp. in Liv. and Tac.): de via in semitam, Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 40 (dub.): degressus ex arce, Liv. 5, 52: templo, id. 8, 35: monte, Sall. J. 49, 4: colle, id. ib. 50, 1: jugis, Tac. H. 1, 61: Alpibus, id. ib. 2, 66 fin.: palatio, id. ib. 3, 67 al.—Absol.: degrediente eo magnā prosequentium multitudine, Tac. A. 13, 14; 13, 54; id. H. 2, 51; id. Agr. 37; Plin. 8, 16, 21, § 58: in campum, Liv. 7, 24; 44, 5 fin.: in specum, Tac. A. 2, 54 fin.: in aequum, id. Agr. 18: ad pedes, to alight, dismount, Liv. 3, 62 fin.; 29, 2. (In Cic. de Or. 2, 19, 80, the true reading is digredi.)

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindēgredior

Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-der. Latin gradior Latin dēgredior From dē- + gradior (“step, walk”).

In English words that came into English from dēgredior

  • degressiondegressio

Quick answers

What does dēgredior mean in Latin?
dēgredior, a verb, means “to go down, march down, descend”.
What are the principal parts of dēgredior?
dēgredior, dēgredī (third (-iō variant) conjugation, deponent).
How do you pronounce dēgredior?
In classical Latin, [deːˈɡrɛ.di.ɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [deˈɡrɛː.di.or].
Where does dēgredior come from?
Proto-Indo-European *de → Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ → Proto-Italic *dē → Latin dēgredior.