deterior

Latin

Etymology

From some obsolete adjective *dēter, from .

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /deːˈte.ri.or/, [d̪eːˈt̪ɛriɔr]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /deˈte.ri.or/, [d̪eˈt̪ɛːrior]

Adjective

dēterior (neuter dēterius, positive *dēter); third declension (superlative: dēterrimus)

  1. worse
    Synonym: peior, nequior

Declension

Third-declension comparative adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative dēterior dēterius dēteriōrēs dēteriōra
Genitive dēteriōris dēteriōrum
Dative dēteriōrī dēteriōribus
Accusative dēteriōrem dēterius dēteriōrēs dēteriōra
Ablative dēteriōre dēteriōribus
Vocative dēterior dēterius dēteriōrēs dēteriōra

Derived terms

References

  • deterior”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • deterior”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • deterior in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to find one's circumstances altered for the better (the worse): meliore (deteriore) condicione esse, uti
  • deteriorate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
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