indigentia

Latin

Alternative forms

• indigencia (Medieval Latin)

Etymology

Derived from indigēns (“needing, requiring”) +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /in.diˈɡen.ti.a/, [ɪn̪d̪ɪˈɡɛn̪t̪iä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /in.diˈd͡ʒen.t͡si.a/, [in̪d̪iˈd͡ʒɛnt̪͡s̪iä]

Noun

indigentia f (genitive indigentiae); first declension

1. need, want, lack, indigence

   Synonyms: egestās, pēnūria, paupertās, dēsīderium, necessitās, inopia, ūsus, opus

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	indigentia	indigentiae
Genitive	indigentiae	indigentiārum
Dative	indigentiae	indigentiīs
Accusative	indigentiam	indigentiās
Ablative	indigentiā	indigentiīs
Vocative	indigentia	indigentiae

Descendants

• Old French: indigence
  • English: indigence
  • French: indigence
• Italian: indigenza
• Spanish: indigencia

Participle

indigentia

1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of indigēns

References

• “indigentia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “indigentia”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• indigentia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• indigentia in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016