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 ἰνδικόν (indikón, “Indian dye”), from Ἰνδία (Indía). Doublet of Indic. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĭn'dĭgō, IPA(key): /ˈɪn.dɪˌɡəʊ/ (US) enPR: ĭn'dĭgō, IPA(key): /ˈɪndɪˌɡoʊ/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈɪn.dɪˌɡo/ (Wales, without the toe–tow merger) IPA(key): /ˈɪn.dɪˌɡoː/ === Noun === indigo (countable and uncountable, plural indigos or indigoes) A purplish-blue color. A greenish dark blue color; the color of indigo dye. A blue-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 ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === indigo (comparative more indigo, superlative most indigo) having a deep purplish-blue colour ==== Translations ==== === See also === === References === == Cornish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English indigo. === Adjective === indigo indigo === See also === == Danish == === Etymology === From Portuguese índigo, from Latin indicum, from Ancient Greek ἰνδικόν (indikón). === Noun === indigo c (singular definite indigoen, not used in plural form) indigo (colour) indigo (plant of the genus Indigofera) (adjectified) indigo (being of that colour) ==== Declension ==== === See also === === References === “indigo” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Noun === indigo n (plural indigo's, no diminutive) the colour indigo === Adjective === indigo (invariable, comparative meer indigo, superlative meest indigo) indigo-coloured ==== Declension ==== === See also === == Esperanto == === Etymology === Derived from Latin indicum (“indigo”), from Ancient Greek ἰνδικόν (indikón, “Indian dye”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /inˈdiɡo/ Rhymes: -iɡo Syllabification: in‧di‧go === Noun === indigo (accusative singular indigon, plural indigoj, accusative plural indigojn) indigo ("colour") ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “indigo”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN “indigo”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026 == Finnish == === Etymology === From Swedish indigo, from Spanish índigo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈindiɡo/, [ˈindiɡo̞] Rhymes: -indiɡo Syllabification(key): in‧di‧go Hyphenation(key): in‧di‧go === Noun === indigo indigo (color) indigo (plant of the genus Indigofera) ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== väri-indigo (“Indigofera tinctoria”) === Adjective === indigo (comparative indigompi, superlative indigoin) indigo (being of that color) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “indigo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.di.ɡo/ === Noun === indigo m (plural indigos) indigo (color) === Adjective === indigo (plural indigos) indigo (being of that color) === See also === === Further reading === “indigo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Verb === indigo first-person singular present indicative of indigere === Anagrams === gnidio, gonidi == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French indigo. === Noun === indigo n (plural indigouri) indigo ==== Declension ==== === Adjective === indigo m or f or n (indeclinable) indigo ==== Declension ==== === See also === == Swedish == === Noun === indigo c indigo (color) indigo (dye) indigo (plant) ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== === References === “indigo”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “indigo”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “indigo”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) == Welsh == === Etymology === Borrowed from English indigo. === Adjective === indigo (feminine singular indigo, plural indigo, equative mor indigo, comparative mwy indigo, superlative mwyaf indigo) indigo === See also ===