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
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “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: