Italian

Verb

degenero

1. first-person singular present of degenerare

Latin

Etymology

From dē- +‎ generō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /deːˈɡe.ne.roː/, [deːˈɡɛ.nɛ.roː]

Verb

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

1. I degenerate, deteriorate

Inflection

Descendants

• French: dégénérer
• 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
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “degenero”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, 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 (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Portuguese

Verb

degenero

1. first-person singular present indicative of degenerar

Spanish

Verb

degenero

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of degenerar.