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Indigo

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See also: indigo, índigo, indigó, and indīgo

English

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Proper noun

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Indigo

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

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Etymology

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From Spanish índigo, from Latin indicus.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

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

Declension

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Noun

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Indigo n (strong, genitive Indigos, plural Indigos)

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

Declension

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See also

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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

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