# indigo
## English
### Etymology

16th century (as indico, modern spelling from the 17th century), Spanish índigo, Portuguese endego (modern índigo), or Dutch (via Portuguese) indigo, all from Latin indicum (“indigo”), from Ancient Greek ἰνδικόν (indikón, “Indian dye”), from Ἰνδία (Indía). Doublet of Indic.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) enPR: ĭn'dĭgō, IPA: /ˈɪn.dɪˌɡəʊ/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (US) enPR: ĭn'dĭgō, IPA: /ˈɪndɪˌɡoʊ/

### Noun

indigo (countable and uncountable, plural indigos or indigoes)
* A purplish-blue color.
    indigo:
    web indigo:
** 1907 January, Harold Bindloss, chapter 6, in The Dust of Conflict, 1st Canadian edition, Toronto, Ont.: McLeod & Allen, →OCLC:The night was considerably clearer than anybody on board her desired when the schooner Ventura headed for the land. It rose in places, black and sharp against the velvety indigo, over her dipping bow, though most of the low littoral was wrapped in obscurity.
* An indigo-colored dye obtained from certain plants (indigo plant or woad), or a similar synthetic dye.
* An indigo plant, such as from species in genera Indigofera, Amorpha (false indigo), Baptisia (wild indigo), and Psorothamnus and Dalea (indigo bush).

#### Derived terms

* Birdsville indigo
* Chinese indigo
* Eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon couperi)
* false blue indigo (Baptisia australis)
* false indigo (Baptisia spp., Amorpha spp.)
* green indigo
* Guatemalan indigo
* indigo bird (Viduidae family)
* indigo blue
* indigo brown
* indigo bunting (Passerina cyanea)
* indigo carmine
* Indigo child
* indigo copper
* indigo red
* indigo snake (Drymarchon spp.)
* indigo white
* indium
* Japanese indigo (Persicaria tinctoria)
* Natal indigo
* wild indigo (Baptisia tinctoria)
* yellow false indigo (Baptisia tinctoria)

#### Related terms

* indican
* indicolite
* indium
* indoxyl
* induline

#### Translations
### Adjective

indigo (comparative more indigo, superlative most indigo)
* having a deep purplish-blue colour

#### Translations
### See also

* anil
* aniline
* Baptisia tinctoria
* rainbow
* Saxon blue
* Appendix:Colors
Colors/Colours in English (layout · text) :
| red | orange | yellow | green | blue (incl. indigo; cyan, teal, turquoise) | purple / violet |
| pink (including magenta) | brown | | white | gray/grey | black |

### References

* ↑ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “indigo”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

## Cornish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English indigo.

### Adjective

indigo
* indigo
    indigo:

### See also

Colors in Cornish · liwyow (layout · text) :
| gwynn | loos, glas | du |
| rudh; kogh | rudhvelyn, melynrudh; gell, gorm | melyn; losvelyn |
| | gwyrdh, gwer, glas | |
| glaswyrdh, glaswer; gwerlas | glaswyn, blou | glas |
| glasrudh, purpur; indigo | majenta; purpur, glasrudh | gwynnrudh, kigliw |

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

indigo n (plural indigo's)
* the colour indigo

### Adjective

indigo (invariable, comparative meer indigo, superlative meest indigo)
* indigo-coloured

#### Declension
### See also

Colors in Dutch · kleuren (layout · text) :
| wit | grijs | zwart |
| rood; karmijnrood | oranje; bruin | geel; roomwit |
| groengeel/limoengroen | groen | |
| blauwgroen/cyaan; groenblauw/petrolblauw | azuurblauw | blauw |
| violet; indigo | magenta; paars | roze |

## Esperanto
### Etymology

Derived from Latin indicum (“indigo”), from Ancient Greek ἰνδικόν (indikón, “Indian dye”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [inˈdiɡo]
* Rhymes: -iɡo
* Hyphenation: in‧di‧go

### Noun

indigo (accusative singular indigon, plural indigoj, accusative plural indigojn)
* indigo ("colour")

#### Derived terms

* indiga
* indigujo

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Swedish indigo, from Spanish índigo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈindiɡo/, [ˈindiɡo̞]
* Rhymes: -indiɡo
* Hyphenation: in‧di‧go

### Noun

indigo
* indigo (color)
* indigo (plant of the genus Indigofera)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of indigo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
indigoni
indigoni
accusative
nom.
indigoni
indigoni
gen.
indigoni
genitive
indigoni
indigojeni indigoideni indigoitteni
partitive
indigoani
indigojani indigoitani
inessive
indigossani
indigoissani
elative
indigostani
indigoistani
illative
indigooni
indigoihini
adessive
indigollani
indigoillani
ablative
indigoltani
indigoiltani
allative
indigolleni
indigoilleni
essive
indigonani
indigoinani
translative
indigokseni
indigoikseni
abessive
indigottani
indigoittani
instructive
comitative
—indigoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
indigosi
indigosi
accusative
nom.
indigosi
indigosi
gen.
indigosi
genitive
indigosi
indigojesi indigoidesi indigoittesi
partitive
indigoasi
indigojasi indigoitasi
inessive
indigossasi
indigoissasi
elative
indigostasi
indigoistasi
illative
indigoosi
indigoihisi
adessive
indigollasi
indigoillasi
ablative
indigoltasi
indigoiltasi
allative
indigollesi
indigoillesi
essive
indigonasi
indigoinasi
translative
indigoksesi
indigoiksesi
abessive
indigottasi
indigoittasi
instructive
comitative
—indigoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
indigomme
indigomme
accusative
nom.
indigomme
indigomme
gen.
indigomme
genitive
indigomme
indigojemme indigoidemme indigoittemme
partitive
indigoamme
indigojamme indigoitamme
inessive
indigossamme
indigoissamme
elative
indigostamme
indigoistamme
illative
indigoomme
indigoihimme
adessive
indigollamme
indigoillamme
ablative
indigoltamme
indigoiltamme
allative
indigollemme
indigoillemme
essive
indigonamme
indigoinamme
translative
indigoksemme
indigoiksemme
abessive
indigottamme
indigoittamme
instructive
comitative
—indigoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
indigonne
indigonne
accusative
nom.
indigonne
indigonne
gen.
indigonne
genitive
indigonne
indigojenne indigoidenne indigoittenne
partitive
indigoanne
indigojanne indigoitanne
inessive
indigossanne
indigoissanne
elative
indigostanne
indigoistanne
illative
indigoonne
indigoihinne
adessive
indigollanne
indigoillanne
ablative
indigoltanne
indigoiltanne
allative
indigollenne
indigoillenne
essive
indigonanne
indigoinanne
translative
indigoksenne
indigoiksenne
abessive
indigottanne
indigoittanne
instructive
comitative
—indigoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
indigonsa
indigonsa
accusative
nom.
indigonsa
indigonsa
gen.
indigonsa
genitive
indigonsa
indigojensa indigoidensa indigoittensa
partitive
indigoaan indigoansa
indigojaan indigoitaan indigojansa indigoitansa
inessive
indigossaan indigossansa
indigoissaan indigoissansa
elative
indigostaan indigostansa
indigoistaan indigoistansa
illative
indigoonsa
indigoihinsa
adessive
indigollaan indigollansa
indigoillaan indigoillansa
ablative
indigoltaan indigoltansa
indigoiltaan indigoiltansa
allative
indigolleen indigollensa
indigoilleen indigoillensa
essive
indigonaan indigonansa
indigoinaan indigoinansa
translative
indigokseen indigoksensa
indigoikseen indigoiksensa
abessive
indigottaan indigottansa
indigoittaan indigoittansa
instructive
comitative
—indigoineen indigoinensa :

#### Hyponyms

* väri-indigo (“Indigofera tinctoria”)

### Adjective

indigo (comparative indigompi, superlative indigoin)
* indigo (being of that color)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of indigo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation) :
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
indigoni
indigoni
accusative
nom.
indigoni
indigoni
gen.
indigoni
genitive
indigoni
indigojeni indigoideni indigoitteni
partitive
indigoani
indigojani indigoitani
inessive
indigossani
indigoissani
elative
indigostani
indigoistani
illative
indigooni
indigoihini
adessive
indigollani
indigoillani
ablative
indigoltani
indigoiltani
allative
indigolleni
indigoilleni
essive
indigonani
indigoinani
translative
indigokseni
indigoikseni
abessive
indigottani
indigoittani
instructive
comitative
—indigoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
indigosi
indigosi
accusative
nom.
indigosi
indigosi
gen.
indigosi
genitive
indigosi
indigojesi indigoidesi indigoittesi
partitive
indigoasi
indigojasi indigoitasi
inessive
indigossasi
indigoissasi
elative
indigostasi
indigoistasi
illative
indigoosi
indigoihisi
adessive
indigollasi
indigoillasi
ablative
indigoltasi
indigoiltasi
allative
indigollesi
indigoillesi
essive
indigonasi
indigoinasi
translative
indigoksesi
indigoiksesi
abessive
indigottasi
indigoittasi
instructive
comitative
—indigoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
indigomme
indigomme
accusative
nom.
indigomme
indigomme
gen.
indigomme
genitive
indigomme
indigojemme indigoidemme indigoittemme
partitive
indigoamme
indigojamme indigoitamme
inessive
indigossamme
indigoissamme
elative
indigostamme
indigoistamme
illative
indigoomme
indigoihimme
adessive
indigollamme
indigoillamme
ablative
indigoltamme
indigoiltamme
allative
indigollemme
indigoillemme
essive
indigonamme
indigoinamme
translative
indigoksemme
indigoiksemme
abessive
indigottamme
indigoittamme
instructive
comitative
—indigoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
indigonne
indigonne
accusative
nom.
indigonne
indigonne
gen.
indigonne
genitive
indigonne
indigojenne indigoidenne indigoittenne
partitive
indigoanne
indigojanne indigoitanne
inessive
indigossanne
indigoissanne
elative
indigostanne
indigoistanne
illative
indigoonne
indigoihinne
adessive
indigollanne
indigoillanne
ablative
indigoltanne
indigoiltanne
allative
indigollenne
indigoillenne
essive
indigonanne
indigoinanne
translative
indigoksenne
indigoiksenne
abessive
indigottanne
indigoittanne
instructive
comitative
—indigoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
indigonsa
indigonsa
accusative
nom.
indigonsa
indigonsa
gen.
indigonsa
genitive
indigonsa
indigojensa indigoidensa indigoittensa
partitive
indigoaan indigoansa
indigojaan indigoitaan indigojansa indigoitansa
inessive
indigossaan indigossansa
indigoissaan indigoissansa
elative
indigostaan indigostansa
indigoistaan indigoistansa
illative
indigoonsa
indigoihinsa
adessive
indigollaan indigollansa
indigoillaan indigoillansa
ablative
indigoltaan indigoltansa
indigoiltaan indigoiltansa
allative
indigolleen indigollensa
indigoilleen indigoillensa
essive
indigonaan indigonansa
indigoinaan indigoinansa
translative
indigokseen indigoksensa
indigoikseen indigoiksensa
abessive
indigottaan indigottansa
indigoittaan indigoittansa
instructive
comitative
—indigoineen indigoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* indigokardinaali
* indigokarmiini
* indigonsininen
* indigosini

### Further reading

* “indigo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɛ̃.di.ɡo/
* Audio:(file)
* Audio (Canada):(file)

### Noun

indigo m (plural indigos)
* indigo (color)

### Adjective

indigo (plural indigos)
* indigo (being of that color)

### See also

Colors in French · couleurs (layout · text) :
| blanc | gris | noir |
| rouge; cramoisi, carmin | orange; brun, marron | jaune; crème |
| lime | vert | menthe |
| cyan, turquoise; bleu canard | azur, bleu ciel | bleu |
| violet, lilas; indigo | magenta; pourpre | rose |

### Further reading

* “indigo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Italian
### Verb

indigo
* first-person singular present indicative of indigere

### Anagrams

* gnidio, gonidi

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French indigo.

### Noun

indigo n (plural indigouri)
* indigo

#### Declension
### Adjective

indigo m or f or n (indeclinable)
* indigo

#### Declension
### See also

Colors in Romanian · culori (layout · text) :
| alb | gri | negru |
| roșu; carmin | portocaliu; maro | galben; crem |
| | verde | verde mentă |
| cyan | bleu | albastru |
| violet; indigo | mov; purpură | roz |

## Welsh
### Etymology

Borrowed from English indigo.

### Adjective

indigo (feminine singular indigo, plural indigo, equative mor indigo, comparative mwy indigo, superlative mwyaf indigo)
* indigo

### See also

Colors in Welsh · lliwiau (layout · text) :
| gwyn | llwyd | du |
| coch; rhudd | oren, melyngoch; brown | melyn; melynwyn |
| melynwyrdd | gwyrdd | |
| gwyrddlas; glaswyrdd | asur, gwynlas | glas |
| fioled, rhuddlas; indigo | majenta; porffor | pinc, rhuddwyn |