Indigo

See also: indigo, índigo, indigó, and indīgo

English

Proper noun

Indigo

  1. A local government area in north-east Victoria, Australia, named after Indigo Valley; in full, the Shire of Indigo.
  2. A female given name.
    • 2023 October 18, Damien Gayle, “Greta Thunberg charged with public order offence after London oil protest”, in The Guardian‎[1]:
      Details of Thunberg’s charge came as Just Stop Oil said its cofounders, Indigo Rumbelow and Roger Hallam, were arrested on Wednesday morning following dawn raids at their homes.

German

Etymology

    From Spanish índigo, from Latin indicus.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈɪndiɡo/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Hyphenation: In‧di‧go

    Noun

    Indigo m or n (strong, genitive Indigos, plural Indigos)

    1. indigo, a dye
    2. Indigofera, plant traditionally used to produce indigo

    Declension

    Declension of Indigo [masculine // neuter, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der, das Indigo die Indigos
    genitive eines des Indigos der Indigos
    dative einem dem Indigo den Indigos
    accusative einen, ein den, das Indigo die Indigos

    Noun

    Indigo n (strong, genitive Indigos, plural Indigos)

    1. indigo, a colour (mostly used without an article)

    Declension

    Declension of Indigo [masculine // neuter, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der, das Indigo die Indigos
    genitive eines des Indigos der Indigos
    dative einem dem Indigo den Indigos
    accusative einen, ein den, das Indigo die Indigos

    See also

    Colors in German · Farben (layout · text)
         Weiß      Grau      Schwarz
                 Rot (Purpur)              Orange; Braun              Gelb; Creme, Ocker
                 Grün (Hellgrün, Neongrün)              Grün (Dunkelgrün)             
                 Türkis (Cyan, Meeresgrün)              Blau (Hellblau, Azurblau)              Blau (Dunkelblau)
                 Lila, Violett (Blasslila, Altrosa)              Lila, Violett (Magenta, Purpur)              Rosa; Pink

    Further reading

    • “Indigo” in Duden online
    • “Indigo” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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