δυσγενεστερον
Lemma: δυσγενής
adjective
adjective
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Added Apr 07, 2026
Definition
Of poor or ignoble birth, low-born; by extension, of base or inferior stock or origin (often contrasted with well-born or noble).
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Grammatical Analysis
"δυσγενεστερον"
Base: δυσγενής
Derivation: comparative adverb in -τερον (neuter singular accusative of the comparative adjective used adverbially)
Degree: comparative
Note: Although formally identical to the neuter singular accusative comparative adjective (δυσγενέστερον), in context it commonly functions as an adverb meaning ‘more ignobly / more meanly / of baser birth’.