indigo

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A purplish-blue color.
2. (countable, uncountable) An indigo-colored dye obtained from certain plants (indigo plant or woad), or a similar synthetic dye.
3. (countable, uncountable) An indigo plant, such as from species in genera Indigofera, Amorpha (false indigo), Baptisia (wild indigo), and Psorothamnus and Dalea (indigo bush).

Adj

having a deep purplish-blue colour

Έννοιες

ινδικό

λουλάκι

λουλακής

ινδικοφόρος η βαφική

Συνώνυμα

indigo plant

indigotin

blue

anil

bluing

indigo blue

Indigofera tinctoria

aniline blue

indigo dye

cerulean

azure

indigo carmine

dye

light blue

Μεταφράσεις

indigo

indaco

Indigo

índigo

añil

anil

índigo

indigo

indigotier

indigofarben

Indigoblau

indigo

indicum

anyil

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈɪn.dɪˌɡəʊ/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

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.