indigen
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Variant of indigene. In a botanical sense first used by Liberty Hyde Bailey in 1918.
Noun
[edit]indigen (plural indigens)
- An indigene or native.
- (botany) A plant known to be indigenous to a region, rather than a cultigen. [from 1918]
- Antonym: cultigen
Further reading
[edit]German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Late Latin indigenus.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]indigen (strong nominative masculine singular indigener, comparative (uncommon) indigener, superlative (uncommon) am indigensten)
- (anthropology) indigenous, native
- Synonyms: eingeboren, einheimisch
- 2022 July 8, Knut Henkel, “Politische Beteiligung in Lateinamerika: Neuer indigener Aufbruch”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz[1], →ISSN:
- Für Yaku Pérez, Kandidat der indigenen Partei Patchakutik bei den Präsidentschaftswahlen im Frühjahr 2021, ist dies ein Indiz für die Vielfalt der sozialen Bewegung in Ecuador, zu deren Speerspitze sich die indigene Bewegung entwickelt hat; im Nachbarland Kolumbien ist das ähnlich.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of indigen
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist indigen | sie ist indigen | es ist indigen | sie sind indigen | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | indigener | indigene | indigenes | indigene |
genitive | indigenen | indigener | indigenen | indigener | |
dative | indigenem | indigener | indigenem | indigenen | |
accusative | indigenen | indigene | indigenes | indigene | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der indigene | die indigene | das indigene | die indigenen |
genitive | des indigenen | der indigenen | des indigenen | der indigenen | |
dative | dem indigenen | der indigenen | dem indigenen | den indigenen | |
accusative | den indigenen | die indigene | das indigene | die indigenen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein indigener | eine indigene | ein indigenes | (keine) indigenen |
genitive | eines indigenen | einer indigenen | eines indigenen | (keiner) indigenen | |
dative | einem indigenen | einer indigenen | einem indigenen | (keinen) indigenen | |
accusative | einen indigenen | eine indigene | ein indigenes | (keine) indigenen |
Comparative forms of indigen
1Uncommon.
Superlative forms of indigen
1Uncommon.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “indigen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “indigen” in Duden online
- “indigen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French indigène, from Latin indigenus.
Adjective
[edit]indigen m or n (feminine singular indigenă, masculine plural indigeni, feminine and neuter plural indigene)
Declension
[edit]Declension of indigen
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | indigen | indigenă | indigeni | indigene | ||
definite | indigenul | indigena | indigenii | indigenele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | indigen | indigene | indigeni | indigene | ||
definite | indigenului | indigenei | indigenilor | indigenelor |
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