indiges

Latin

Etymology 1

Possibly from indu- +‎ agō and a derivational suffix.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈin.di.ɡes/, [ˈɪn̪d̪ɪɡɛs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈin.di.d͡ʒes/, [ˈin̪d̪id͡ʒes]

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

• indigitō
• indigitāmenta

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈin.di.ɡeːs/, [ˈɪn̪d̪ɪɡeːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈin.di.d͡ʒes/, [ˈin̪d̪id͡ʒes]

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