indice
English edit
Etymology edit
From Old French indice, from Latin indicium, from index.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
indice (plural indices)
- (obsolete) index
- (obsolete) indication
- a. 1638 (date written), Benjamin Jonson [i.e., Ben Jonson], “Under-woods. Consisting of Divers Poems. (please specify the poem)”, in The Workes of Benjamin Jonson. The Second Volume. […] (Second Folio), London: […] Richard Meighen, published 1640, →OCLC:
- You know (without my flatt'ring you) too much / For me to be your indice
References edit
- “indice”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin indicium, from indicō (“point out, indicate, show”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
indice m (plural indices)
Derived terms edit
Verb edit
indice
- inflection of indicer:
Further reading edit
- “indice”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin indicem (“sign, indication; index”), from indicō (“point out, indicate, show”). Doublet of endice.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
indice m (plural indici)
- index, index finger, forefinger
- (economics, mathematics) index, rate, rating
- (books) table of contents
- (books, short for indice analitico) index
- indication, sign
- indicator, pointer
Synonyms edit
- (finger): dito indice
- (in economics, mathematics): tasso
- (indication): indizio
- (indicator, pointer): lancetta
Related terms edit
See also edit
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Etymology 1 edit
Form of the noun index.
Noun edit
indice
Etymology 2 edit
Form of the verb indīcō (“[I] proclaim, announce”).
Verb edit
indīce
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian indice or French indice or Latin index. Doublet of index and indiciu.
Noun edit
indice m (plural indici)
Declension edit
Spanish edit
Verb edit
indice
- inflection of indizar: