indigo
English edit
Etymology edit
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.
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) enPR: ĭn'dĭgō, IPA(key): /ˈɪn.dɪˌɡəʊ/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US) enPR: ĭn'dĭgō, IPA(key): /ˈɪndɪˌɡoʊ/
Noun edit
indigo (countable and uncountable, plural indigos or indigoes)
- 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.
- An indigo-colored dye obtained from certain plants (indigo plant or woad), or a similar synthetic dye.
- An indigo plant, such as from species in genera Indigofera, Amorpha (false indigo), Baptisia (wild indigo), and Psorothamnus and Dalea (indigo bush).
Derived terms edit
- Birdsville indigo
- Chinese indigo
- Eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon couperi)
- false blue indigo (Baptisia australis)
- false indigo (Baptisia spp., Amorpha spp.)
- green indigo
- indigo bird (Viduidae family)
- indigo blue
- indigo brown
- indigo bunting (Passerina cyanea)
- indigo carmine
- Indigo child
- Indigo child
- indigo copper
- indigo red
- indigo snake (Drymarchon spp.)
- indigo white
- indium
- Japanese indigo (Persicaria tinctoria)
- wild indigo (Baptisia tinctoria)
- yellow false indigo (Baptisia tinctoria)
Related terms edit
Translations edit
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Adjective edit
indigo (comparative more indigo, superlative most indigo)
- having a deep purplish-blue colour
Translations edit
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See also edit
white | gray, grey, silver | black |
red; crimson | orange; brown | yellow; cream |
lime green | green | mint green; dark green |
cyan; teal | azure, sky blue | blue |
violet; indigo | magenta; purple | pink |
References edit
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024), “indigo”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Noun edit
indigo n (plural indigo's)
- The colour indigo.
Adjective edit
indigo (invariable, comparative meer indigo, superlative meest indigo)
- indigo-coloured.
Inflection edit
Inflection of indigo | ||||
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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 also edit
wit | grijs | zwart |
rood; karmijnrood | oranje; bruin | geel; roomwit |
groengeel/limoengroen | groen | |
blauwgroen/cyaan; groenblauw/petrolblauw | azuurblauw | blauw |
violet; indigo | magenta; paars | roze |
Esperanto edit
Etymology edit
Derived from Latin indicum (“indigo”), from Ancient Greek ἰνδικόν (indikón, “Indian dye”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
indigo (accusative singular indigon, plural indigoj, accusative plural indigojn)
Derived terms edit
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From Swedish indigo, from Spanish índigo.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
indigo
- indigo (color)
- indigo (plant of the genus Indigofera)
Declension edit
Inflection of indigo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation) | ||||
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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 | ||
abessive | indigotta | indigoitta | ||
instructive | — | indigoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Hyponyms edit
- väri-indigo (“Indigofera tinctoria”)
Adjective edit
indigo (comparative indigompi, superlative indigoin)
- indigo (being of that color)
Declension edit
Inflection of indigo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation) | |||
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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 | |
abessive | indigotta | indigoitta | |
instructive | — | indigoin | |
comitative | — | indigoine |
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Further reading edit
- “indigo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
indigo m (plural indigos)
- indigo (color)
Adjective edit
indigo m or f (plural indigos)
- indigo (being of that color)
See also edit
blanc | gris | noir |
rouge; cramoisi, carmin | orange; brun, marron | jaune; crème |
lime | vert | menthe |
cyan, turquoise; bleu canard | azur, bleu ciel | bleu |
violet, lilas; indigo | magenta; pourpre | rose |
Further reading edit
- “indigo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian edit
Verb edit
indigo
Anagrams edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
indigo n (plural indigouri)
Declension edit
singular | plural | |||
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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 |
Adjective edit
indigo m or f or n (indeclinable)
Declension edit
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | indigo | indigo | indigo | indigo | ||
definite | — | — | — | — | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | indigo | indigo | indigo | indigo | ||
definite | — | — | — | — |
See also edit
alb | gri | negru |
roșu; carmin | portocaliu; maro | galben; crem |
verde | verde mentă | |
cyan | bleu | albastru |
violet; indigo | mov; purpură | roz |