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:

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• 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