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): [ˈin.di.d͡ʒes]

Noun

indiges m (genitive indigetis); third declension

1. 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

• indigitō
• indigitāmenta

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈɪn.dɪ.ɡeːs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈin.di.d͡ʒes]

Verb

indigēs

1. 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