indiges
Latin
Etymology 1
Possibly from indu- + agō and a derivational suffix.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɪn.dɪ.ɡɛs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈin̪.d̪i.d͡ʒes]
Noun
indiges m (genitive indigetis); third declension
- Used adjectivally/appositionally as an epithet of certain deities (the Di indigetes). The meaning of this term is uncertain.
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | indiges | indigetēs |
| genitive | indigetis | indigetum |
| dative | indigetī | indigetibus |
| accusative | indigetem | indigetēs |
| ablative | indigete | indigetibus |
| vocative | indiges | indigetēs |
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɪn.dɪ.ɡeːs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈin̪.d̪i.d͡ʒes]
Verb
indigēs
- second-person singular present active indicative of indigeō
References
- “indiges”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “indiges”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- indiges in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “indiges”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray