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Degener
{
De-gen′der
,De-gen′er
, }Verb.
I.
[See
Degenerate
.] To degenerate.
[Obs.]
“Degendering to hate.” Spenser.
He
degenereth
into beastliness. Joye.
Definition 2024
degener
degener
Latin
Adjective
dēgener m, f, n (genitive dēgener); third declension
- of inferior stock, low-born
- inferior to one’s predecessors, degenerate
Inflection
Third declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| nominative | dēgener | dēgenerēs | dēgeneria | ||
| genitive | dēgeneris | dēgenerium | |||
| dative | dēgenerī | dēgeneribus | |||
| accusative | dēgenerem | dēgener | dēgenerēs | dēgeneria | |
| ablative | dēgenerī | dēgeneribus | |||
| vocative | dēgener | dēgenerēs | dēgeneria | ||
References
- degener in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- degener in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “degener”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.