Variant of indigene. In a botanical sense first used by Liberty Hyde Bailey in 1918.
indigen (plural indigens)
Learned borrowing from Late Latin indigenus.
indigen (strong nominative masculine singular indigener, comparative (uncommon) indigener, superlative (uncommon) am indigensten)
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist indigen | sie ist indigen | es ist indigen | sie sind indigen | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | indigener | indigene | indigenes | indigene |
genitive | indigenen | indigener | indigenen | indigener | |
dative | indigenem | indigener | indigenem | indigenen | |
accusative | indigenen | indigene | indigenes | indigene | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der indigene | die indigene | das indigene | die indigenen |
genitive | des indigenen | der indigenen | des indigenen | der indigenen | |
dative | dem indigenen | der indigenen | dem indigenen | den indigenen | |
accusative | den indigenen | die indigene | das indigene | die indigenen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein indigener | eine indigene | ein indigenes | (keine) indigenen |
genitive | eines indigenen | einer indigenen | eines indigenen | (keiner) indigenen | |
dative | einem indigenen | einer indigenen | einem indigenen | (keinen) indigenen | |
accusative | einen indigenen | eine indigene | ein indigenes | (keine) indigenen |
1Uncommon.
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Borrowed from French indigène, from Latin indigenus.
indigen m or n (feminine singular indigenă, masculine plural indigeni, feminine and neuter plural indigene)
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | indigen | indigenă | indigeni | indigene | ||
definite | indigenul | indigena | indigenii | indigenele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | indigen | indigene | indigeni | indigene | ||
definite | indigenului | indigenei | indigenilor | indigenelor |