indigenus

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *endogenos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dó + *ǵénh₁os. Equivalent to indu- (inside) + -genus (born, begotten or sprung from). See also ingenuus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. native, indigenous

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

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 indigenō indigenīs
Accusative indigenum indigenam indigenum indigenōs indigenās indigena
Ablative indigenō indigenā indigenō indigenīs
Vocative indigene indigena indigenum indigenī indigenae indigena

Noun

indigenus m (genitive indigenī); second declension

  1. native, denizen

Declension

Second-declension noun.

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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