Ἰνδός

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

From Persian Hindu, from Sindhu in the Rigveda

Pronunciation

• (Classical): IPA: [indós]
• (Koine): IPA: [indˈo̞s]
• (Byzantine): IPA: [indˈos]

Proper noun

Ἰνδός (genitive Ἰνδοῦ) m, second declension; (Indos)

1. the Indus river

Noun

Ἰνδός (genitive Ἰνδοῦ) m, second declension; (Indos)

1. an inhabitant of India or the Indian subcontinent; an Indian

Inflection

Second declension of Ἰνδός, Ἰνδοῦ

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Ἰνδός	τώ Ἰνδώ	οἱ Ἰνδοί
Genitive	τοῦ Ἰνδοῦ	τοῖν Ἰνδοῖν	τῶν Ἰνδῶν
Dative	τῷ Ἰνδῷ	τοῖν Ἰνδοῖν	τοῖς Ἰνδοῖς
Accusative	τόν Ἰνδόν	τώ Ἰνδώ	τούς Ἰνδούς
Vocative	Ἰνδέ	Ἰνδώ	Ἰνδοί

Derived terms

• Ἰνδία
• Ἰνδικός

Descendants

• Greek: Ινδός (Indos)
  • plural: Ινδοί (Indoi)
• Latin: Indus (plural Indi)

References

• Woodhouse’s English-Greek Dictionary page 1013