indeagó

Irish

Etymology

From English indigo, from Spanish and Portuguese índigo, from Latin indicum (“indigo”), from Ancient Greek ἰνδικόν (indikón, “Indian dye”), from Ἰνδία (Indía).

Noun

indeagó m (genitive singular indeagó)

1. indigo (color)

   Synonym: plúirín

2. indigo (dye)

   Synonym: plúirín

Declension

Declension of indeagó

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative indeagó Vocative a indeagó Genitive indeagó Dative indeagó

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an t-indeagó Genitive an indeagó Dative leis an indeagó don indeagó

See also

Colors in Irish · dathanna (layout · text)

bán	liath	dubh
dearg; corcairdhearg	oráiste, flannbhuí; donn	buí; bánbhuí
líoma-ghlas, glas líoma	glas, uaine	dath an mhiontais
cian	gormghlas, spéirghorm	gorm
corcairghorm; indeagó	maigeanta; corcra	bándearg

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
indeagó	n-indeagó	hindeagó	t-indeagó
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “indeagó”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN