Indigo

See also: indigo, índigo, indigó, and indīgo

English

Proper noun

Indigo

  1. The Shire of Indigo, a local government area in north-east Victoria, Australia, named after Indigo Valley.

German

Etymology

From Spanish índigo, from Latin indicus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɪndiɡo/
  • Audio(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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