indigo
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 Ἰνδικὸν (Indikòn, “Indian dye”), from Ἰνδία (Indía).[1]
Noun
indigo (countable and uncountable, plural indigos or indigoes)
- A purplish-blue colour
- indigo colour:
- web indigo colour:
- 1907, Harold Edward Bindloss, chapter 6, in The Dust of Conflict:
- 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 Psorothamnus and Dalea (indigo bush).
Derived terms
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Translations
colour
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dye
Adjective
indigo (comparative more indigo, superlative most indigo)
- having a deep purplish-blue colour
Translations
colour
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Dutch
Pronunciation
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Inflection
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
Colors in Dutch · kleuren (layout · text) | ||||
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wit | grijs | zwart | ||
rood ; karmijnrood | oranje ; bruin | geel ; roomwit | ||
groengeel/limoengroen | groen | |||
blauwgroen/cyaan ; groenblauw/petrolblauw | azuurblauw | blauw | ||
violet ; indigo | magenta ; paars | roze |
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈindiɡo/, [ˈindiɡo̞]
- Hyphenation: in‧di‧go
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 | |
instructive | — | indigoin | |
abessive | indigotta | indigoitta | |
comitative | — | indigoineen |
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 | |
instructive | — | indigoin | |
abessive | indigotta | indigoitta | |
comitative | — | indigoine |
Italian
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