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 (Germany (Berlin)):

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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^[2] (in German)