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English
Etymology
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
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Noun
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 (the 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 Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template. and Dalea (indigo bush).
Derived terms
- false indigo (Baptisia spp., Amorpha spp.)
- indigo bird(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace
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with a regular link if already defined. Add novern=1 if not defined.) (Viduidae family) - indigo blue
- indigo bunting
- Indigo child
- indigo snake
- indium
- wild indigo (Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
- yellow false indigo (Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
Related terms
Translations
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Adjective
indigo (comparative more indigo, superlative most indigo)
- having a deep purplish-blue colour
Translations
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See also
- anil
- aniline
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- rainbow
- Saxon blue
- Appendix:Colors
Colors/Colours in English (layout · text) | ||||||
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red | orange | yellow | green | blue (incl. indigo; cyan, teal, turquoise) |
purple / violet | |
pink (including magenta) |
brown | white | grey/gray | black |
References
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “indigo”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
indigo n (plural indigo's)
- The colour indigo.
Adjective
indigo (invariable, comparative meer indigo, superlative meest indigo)
- indigo-coloured.
Inflection
Declension 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
wit | grijs | zwart |
rood; karmijnrood | oranje; bruin | geel; roomwit |
groengeel/limoengroen | groen | |
blauwgroen/cyaan; groenblauw/petrolblauw | azuurblauw | blauw |
violet; indigo | magenta; paars | roze |
Esperanto
Etymology
Derived from Latin indicum (“indigo”), from Ancient Greek ἰνδικόν (indikón, “Indian dye”).
Pronunciation
Noun
indigo (accusative singular indigon, plural indigoj, accusative plural indigojn)
Derived terms
Finnish
Etymology
From Swedish indigo, from Spanish índigo.
Pronunciation
Noun
indigo
- indigo (color)
Declension
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. |
Adjective
indigo (comparative indigompi, superlative indigoin)
- indigo (being of that color)
Declension
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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French
Pronunciation
Noun
indigo m (plural indigos)
- indigo (color)
Adjective
indigo m (masculine only, masculine plural indigos)
- indigo (being of that color)
See also
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
- “indigo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Verb
indigo
Anagrams
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
indigo n (plural indigouri)
Declension
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
indigo m or f or n (indeclinable)
Declension
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
alb | gri | negru |
roșu; carmin | portocaliu; maro | galben; crem |
verde | verde mentă | |
cyan | bleu | albastru |
violet; indigo | mov; purpură | roz |
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