indigens

English

Noun

indigens

  1. plural of indigen

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of indigeō.

Pronunciation

Participle

indigēns (genitive indigentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. needing, wanting, requiring, desiring, lacking
  2. needy, indigent
  3. (Medieval Latin, Ecclesiastical Latin) mean, as in unkind, or deficient
    • 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Proverbs.11.12:
      quī dēspicit amīcum suum indigēns corde est vir autem prūdēns tacēbit
      He that despiseth his friend, is mean of heart: but the wise man will hold his peace. (Douay-Rheims trans., Challoner rev.: 1752 CE)

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative indigēns indigentēs indigentia
Genitive indigentis indigentium
Dative indigentī indigentibus
Accusative indigentem indigēns indigentēs
indigentīs		 indigentia
Ablative indigente
indigentī1		 indigentibus
Vocative indigēns indigentēs indigentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants
  • Catalan: indigent
  • French: indigent
  • Galician: indixente
  • Italian: indigente
  • Portuguese: indigente
  • Spanish: indigente

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