indiges

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Latin

Etymology 1

Possibly from indu- +‎ agō and a derivational suffix.

Pronunciation

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.

Case 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

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
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