indes

See also: îndes and indēs

German

Etymology

From Middle High German innen des. Compare indessen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɪnˈdɛs]

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• Hyphenation: in‧des

Adverb

indes

1. (higher register) however, nevertheless

   Er zog näher zu seiner Arbeitsstelle, die Firma indes entließ ihn nach drei Monaten. ― He moved closer to his workplace, the firm, however, fired him after three months.

2. (higher register) at the same time, meanwhile

   Ich lese morgens die Zeitung, indes trinke ich einen Tee. ― I read the newspaper in the morning, meanwhile I drink tea.

Synonyms

• jedoch, hingegen, aber, allerdings

Conjunction

indes

1. nevertheless, and yet

   Er zog näher zu seiner Arbeitsstelle, indes die Firma ihn nach drei Monaten entlassen hat.

   He moved closer to his place of work, and still the company sacked him three months later.

2. while (at the same time)

   Ich bekam einen Asthmaanfall, indes ich spazieren ging.

   I suffered an asthma attack while on a walk

References

• Friedrich Kluge (1989) “indes”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN
• “indes” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “indes” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Latin

Verb

indēs

1. second-person singular future active indicative of indō

Latvian

Noun

indes f

1. inflection of inde:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/vocative/accusative plural