indigenus

Latin

Etymology

Equivalent to indu- (“inside”) +‎ -genus (“born”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /inˈdi.ɡe.nus/, [ɪnˈdɪ.ɡɛ.nʊs]

Adjective

indigenus (feminine indigena, neuter indigenum); first/second declension

  1. native, indigenous

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative indigenus indigena indigenum indigenī indigenae indigena
Genitive indigenī indigenae indigenī indigenōrum indigenārum indigenōrum
Dative indigenō indigenae indigenō indigenīs indigenīs indigenīs
Accusative indigenum indigenam indigenum indigenōs indigenās indigena
Ablative indigenō indigenā indigenō indigenīs indigenīs indigenīs
Vocative indigene indigena indigenum indigenī indigenae indigena

Noun

indigenus m (genitive indigenī); second declension

  1. native, denizen

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative indigenus indigenī
Genitive indigenī indigenōrum
Dative indigenō indigenīs
Accusative indigenum indigenōs
Ablative indigenō indigenīs
Vocative indigene indigenī

References
  • indigenus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • indigenus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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