indiligens

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Latin

Etymology

From in- +‎ dīligēns.

Pronunciation

Adjective

indīligēns (genitive indīligentis, comparative indīligentior, adverb indīligenter); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. careless, heedless, negligent
  2. neglected

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative indīligēns indīligentēs indīligentia
Genitive indīligentis indīligentium
Dative indīligentī indīligentibus
Accusative indīligentem indīligēns indīligentēs indīligentia
Ablative indīligentī indīligentibus
Vocative indīligēns indīligentēs indīligentia

References

  • indiligens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • indiligens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • indiligens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.