indigente

French

Adjective

indigente

1. feminine singular of indigent

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin indigēns (“needing, requiring”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /in.diˈd͡ʒɛn.te/
• Rhymes: -ɛnte
• Hyphenation: in‧di‧gèn‧te

Adjective

indigente m or f by sense (plural indigenti)

1. (very) poor, indigent, needy

   Synonym: povero

Noun

indigente m or f by sense (plural indigenti)

1. needy person

Related terms

• indigenza

Further reading

• “indigente”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin indigentem (“needing, requiring”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.d͡ʒiˈʒẽ.t͡ʃi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.diˈʒẽ.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: in‧di‧gen‧te

Adjective

indigente m or f (plural indigentes)

1. indigent (extremely poor)

Noun

indigente m or f by sense (plural indigentes)

1. pauper; indigent (one who is extremely poor)

   Synonym: mendigo

Related terms

• indigência

Further reading

• “indigente”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “indigente”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin indigentem (“needing, requiring”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /indiˈxente/ [ĩn̪.d̪iˈxẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: in‧di‧gen‧te

Adjective

indigente m or f (masculine and feminine plural indigentes)

1. indigent, needy (extremely poor)

Noun

indigente m or f by sense (plural indigentes)

1. pauper; indigent (one who is extremely poor)

Related terms

• indigencia

Further reading

• “indigente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025