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Latin
Etymology 1
Possibly from indu- + agō and a derivational suffix.
Pronunciation
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.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
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