indes

indes

See also: îndes and indēs

German

Etymology

From Middle High German innen des. Compare indessen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɪnˈdɛs]

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• Hyphenation: in‧des

Adverb

indes

1. however, nevertheless

   Er zog näher zu seiner Arbeitsstelle, die Firma indes entließ ihn nach drei Monaten.

   He moved closer to his workplace, the firm, however, fired him after three months.

2. at the same time, meanwhile

   Ich lese morgens die Zeitung, indes trinke ich einen Tee.

Synonyms

• jedoch, hingegen, aber, allerdings

Conjunction

indes

1. nevertheless, and yet

   Er zog näher zu seiner Arbeitsstelle, indes die Firma ihn nach drei Monaten entlassen hat.

2. while (at the same time)

   Ich bekam einen Asthmaanfall, indes ich spazieren ging.

References

• Friedrich Kluge (1989), “indes”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN
• “indes” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “indes” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

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Latin

Verb

indēs

1. second-person singular future active indicative of indō

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Latvian

Noun

indes f

1. genitive singular form of inde
2. nominative plural form of inde
3. vocative plural form of inde
4. accusative plural form of inde