degenerativo
Portuguese, adjective/de.ʒe.ne.ɾaˈt͡ʃi.vu/
degenerativo is spelled D-E-G-E-N-E-R-A-T-I-V-O (12 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written Portuguese, the 106,884th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Degenerativo is a Portuguese adjective meaning “degenerative” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que causa ou resulta em degeneração”.
What does degenerativo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
degenerative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que causa ou resulta em degeneração 2. que leva à deterioração, decadência ou perda de características originais 3. que se refere a doença ou processo que provoca a deterioração progressiva de tecidos ou funções orgânicas
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of degenerativo
- degenerativa feminine
- degenerativos masculine plural
- degenerativas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce degenerativo?
- Brazil /de.ʒe.ne.ɾaˈt͡ʃi.vu/
- Portugal /dɨ.ʒɨ.nɨ.ɾɐˈti.vu/
- Portugal /dɨ.ʒɨ.nɨ.ɾɐˈti.bu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to degenerativo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is degenerativo in Portuguese?
degenerativo appears about once in every 12 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).