degeneres

Dictionary entries

• degener, (gen.), degeneris:

  Adjective · 3rd declension

  Frequency:

  Frequent

  Dictionary:

  Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

  = degenerate/base; inferior to ancestors; ignoble, unworthy, untrue, contemptible;; low-born, of/belonging to inferior stock/breed/variety; soft/weak; softened;

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  acc. pl. (m./f.)

  nom. pl. (m./f.)

  voc. pl. (m./f.)
• degenero, degenerare, degeneravi, degeneratus:

  Verb · 1st conjugation · Transitive

  Frequency:

  Lesser

  Dictionary:

  Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

  = be unworthy (of), fall short of the standard set by; cause deterioration in;; be inferior to ancestors/unworthy; deteriorate/decline; lower oneself;; sink (to); fall away from/below the level; degenerate/revert (breeding);

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  sg. pres. act. subj. 2nd