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indigo

See also: Indigo, índigo, indigó, and indīgo

EnglishEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

16th century (as indico, modern spelling from the 17th century), Spanish índigo, Portuguese endego (modern índigo), or Dutch (via Portuguese) indigo, all from Latin indicum (“indigo”), from Ancient Greek ἰνδικόν (indikón, “Indian dye”), from Ἰνδία (Indía).[1] Doublet of Indic.

PronunciationEdit

  • (UK) enPR: ĭn'dĭgō, IPA(key): /ˈɪn.dɪˌɡəʊ/
  • Audio (RP)(file)
  • (US) enPR: ĭn'dĭgō, IPA(key): /ˈɪndɪˌɡoʊ/

NounEdit

indigo (countable and uncountable, plural indigos or indigoes)

  1. A purplish-blue colour
    indigo:  
    web indigo:  
    • 1907, Harold Edward Bindloss, chapter 6, in The Dust of Conflict‎[1]:
      The night was considerably clearer than anybody on board her desired when the schooner Ventura headed for the land. It rose in places, black and sharp against the velvety indigo, over her dipping bow, though most of the low littoral was wrapped in obscurity.
  2. An indigo-colored dye obtained from certain plants (the indigo plant or woad), or a similar synthetic dye.
  3. An indigo plant, such as from species in genera Indigofera, Amorpha (false indigo), Baptisia (wild indigo), and Psorothamnus and Dalea (indigo bush).

Derived termsEdit

Related termsEdit

TranslationsEdit

AdjectiveEdit

indigo (comparative more indigo, superlative most indigo)

  1. having a deep purplish-blue colour

TranslationsEdit

See alsoEdit

Colors in English · colors, colours (layout · text)
     white      gray, grey      black
             red; crimson              orange; brown              yellow; cream
             lime, lime green              green              mint
             cyan; teal              azure, sky blue              blue
             violet; indigo              magenta; purple              pink

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “indigo”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

indigo n (plural indigo's)

  1. The colour indigo.

AdjectiveEdit

indigo (invariable, comparative meer indigo, superlative meest indigo)

  1. indigo-coloured.

InflectionEdit

Inflection of indigo
uninflected indigo
inflected indigo
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial indigo
indefinite m./f. sing. indigo
n. sing. indigo
plural indigo
definite indigo
partitive indigo's

See alsoEdit

Colors in Dutch · kleuren (layout · text)
     wit      grijs      zwart
             rood; karmijnrood              oranje; bruin              geel; roomwit
             groengeel/limoengroen              groen             
             blauwgroen/cyaan; groenblauw/petrolblauw              azuurblauw              blauw
             violet; indigo              magenta; paars              roze

EsperantoEdit

EtymologyEdit

Derived from Latin indicum (“indigo”), from Ancient Greek ἰνδικόν (indikón, “Indian dye”).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): [inˈdiɡo]
  • Rhymes: -iɡo
  • Hyphenation: in‧di‧go

NounEdit

indigo (accusative singular indigon, plural indigoj, accusative plural indigojn)

  1. indigo ("colour")

Derived termsEdit

FinnishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Swedish indigo, from Spanish índigo.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈindiɡo/, [ˈindiɡo̞]
  • Rhymes: -indiɡo
  • Syllabification(key): in‧di‧go

NounEdit

indigo

  1. indigo (color)

DeclensionEdit

Inflection of indigo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative indigo indigot
genitive indigon indigojen
indigoiden
indigoitten
partitive indigoa indigoja
indigoita
illative indigoon indigoihin
singular plural
nominative indigo indigot
accusative nom. indigo indigot
gen. indigon
genitive indigon indigojen
indigoiden
indigoitten
partitive indigoa indigoja
indigoita
inessive indigossa indigoissa
elative indigosta indigoista
illative indigoon indigoihin
adessive indigolla indigoilla
ablative indigolta indigoilta
allative indigolle indigoille
essive indigona indigoina
translative indigoksi indigoiksi
instructive — indigoin
abessive indigotta indigoitta
comitative — indigoineen
Possessive forms of indigo (type palvelu)
possessor singular plural
1st person indigoni indigomme
2nd person indigosi indigonne
3rd person indigonsa

AdjectiveEdit

indigo (comparative indigompi, superlative indigoin)

  1. indigo (being of that color)

DeclensionEdit

Inflection of indigo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative indigo indigot
genitive indigon indigojen
indigoiden
indigoitten
partitive indigoa indigoja
indigoita
illative indigoon indigoihin
singular plural
nominative indigo indigot
accusative nom. indigo indigot
gen. indigon
genitive indigon indigojen
indigoiden
indigoitten
partitive indigoa indigoja
indigoita
inessive indigossa indigoissa
elative indigosta indigoista
illative indigoon indigoihin
adessive indigolla indigoilla
ablative indigolta indigoilta
allative indigolle indigoille
essive indigona indigoina
translative indigoksi indigoiksi
instructive — indigoin
abessive indigotta indigoitta
comitative — indigoine
Possessive forms of indigo (type palvelu)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
possessor singular plural
1st person indigoni indigomme
2nd person indigosi indigonne
3rd person indigonsa

FrenchEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

indigo m (plural indigos)

  1. indigo (color)

AdjectiveEdit

indigo m (masculine only, masculine plural indigos)

  1. indigo (being of that color)

See alsoEdit

Colors in French · couleurs (layout · text)
     blanc      gris      noir
             rouge; cramoisi              orange; brun              jaune; crème
             vert citron              vert              menthe
             cyan; bleu canard              azur              bleu
             violet; indigo              magenta; pourpre              rose

Further readingEdit

ItalianEdit

VerbEdit

indigo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of indigere

AnagramsEdit

RomanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From French indigo.

NounEdit

indigo n (plural indigouri)

  1. indigo

DeclensionEdit

Declension of indigo
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) indigo indigoul (niște) indigouri indigourile
genitive/dative (unui) indigo indigoului (unor) indigouri indigourilor
vocative indigoule indigourilor

AdjectiveEdit

indigo m or f or n (indeclinable)

  1. indigo

DeclensionEdit

Declension of indigo (invariable)
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite indigo indigo indigo indigo
definite — — — —
genitive/
dative 		indefinite indigo indigo indigo indigo
definite — — — —

See alsoEdit

Colors in Romanian · culori (layout · text)
     alb      gri      negru
             roșu; carmin              portocaliu; maro              galben; crem
                          verde             
             cyan              bleu              albastru
             violet; indigo              mov; purpură              roz
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