LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective

indīligēns

indīligēns (genitive indīligentis, comparative indīligentior, adverb indīligenter)
Classical[ɪnˈdiː.lɪ.ɡẽːs]Ecclesiastical[inˈdiː.li.d͡ʒens]

Meaning

  1. one terminationcareless, heedless, negligent
  2. one terminationneglected

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Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeindīligēnsindīligēnsindīligēns
genitiveindīligentisindīligentisindīligentis
dativeindīligentīindīligentīindīligentī
accusativeindīligentemindīligentemindīligēns
ablativeindīligentī
indīligente		indīligentī
indīligente		indīligentī
indīligente
vocativeindīligēnsindīligēnsindīligēns
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeindīligentēsindīligentēsindīligentia
genitiveindīligentiumindīligentiumindīligentium
dativeindīligentibusindīligentibusindīligentibus
accusativeindīligentīs
indīligentēs		indīligentīs
indīligentēs		indīligentia
ablativeindīligentibusindīligentibusindīligentibus
vocativeindīligentēsindīligentēsindīligentia

in-dīlĭgens, tis, adj. (class., but not in Cic.).
I. Act., careless, heedless, negligent: ne quis tractet illam indiligens, Plaut. Bacch. 2, 2, 23: paterfamilias, Nep. Att. 4, 3; cf. Ter. Ad. 4, 5, 50.— Comp.: si indiligentiores fuerint, Caes. B. G. 7, 71, 3.— With gen.: rerum memoriae non indiligens, Gell. 15, 28, 1.—
II. Pass., neglected: hortus, Plin. 19, 14, 19, § 57.— Adv.: indīlĭ-genter, carelessly, heedlessly, negligently (class.): tutari patris bene parta, Ter. Phorm. 5, 3, 5: nihil ab eo indiligenter (factum), Cic. Att. 16, 3, 2.—Comp.: nostros praesidia indiligentius servaturos crediderant, Caes. B. G. 2, 33, 2: efferre, Varr. L. L. 8, § 51 Müll.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinindīligēns

Latin dīligēns Latin indīligēns From in- + dīligēns.

Quick answers

What does indīligēns mean in Latin?
indīligēns, a adjective, means “careless, heedless, negligent; neglected”.
How do you pronounce indīligēns?
In classical Latin, [ɪnˈdiː.lɪ.ɡẽːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [inˈdiː.li.d͡ʒens].
Where does indīligēns come from?
Proto-Indo-European *né → Proto-Indo-European *n̥- → Proto-Italic *n̥- → Latin indīligēns.