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:(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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