"Indigo" meaning in German

See Indigo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɪndiɡo/ Audio: De-Indigo.ogg
Etymology: From Spanish índigo, from Latin indicus. Etymology templates: {{der|de|es|índigo}} Spanish índigo, {{der|de|la|indicus}} Latin indicus Head templates: {{de-noun|m:n,s,s}} Indigo m or n (strong, genitive Indigos, plural Indigos) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m:n,s,s}} Forms: Indigos [genitive], Indigos [plural], strong [table-tags], Indigo [definite, nominative, singular], Indigos [definite, nominative, plural], Indigos [genitive, singular], Indigos [definite, genitive, plural], Indigo [dative, singular], Indigos [dative, definite, plural], Indigo [accusative, definite, singular], Indigos [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. indigo, a dye Tags: masculine, neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Indigo-de-noun-qoRIgewY Categories (other): Colors, Dyes Disambiguation of Colors: 19 37 44 Disambiguation of Dyes: 51 35 15
  2. Indigofera, plant traditionally used to produce indigo Tags: masculine, neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Indigo-de-noun-1vA80oww Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Colors Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 7 77 16 Disambiguation of Colors: 19 37 44

Noun

IPA: /ˈɪndiɡo/ Audio: De-Indigo.ogg
Etymology: From Spanish índigo, from Latin indicus. Etymology templates: {{der|de|es|índigo}} Spanish índigo, {{der|de|la|indicus}} Latin indicus Head templates: {{de-noun|n,s,s}} Indigo n (strong, genitive Indigos, plural Indigos) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m:n,s,s}} Forms: Indigos [genitive], Indigos [plural], strong [table-tags], Indigo [definite, nominative, singular], Indigos [definite, nominative, plural], Indigos [genitive, singular], Indigos [definite, genitive, plural], Indigo [dative, singular], Indigos [dative, definite, plural], Indigo [accusative, definite, singular], Indigos [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. indigo, a colour (mostly used without an article) Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Indigo-de-noun-BTxR517L Categories (other): Colors Disambiguation of Colors: 19 37 44

Inflected forms

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