LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

indicus

indicus (feminine indica, neuter indicum)
Classical[ˈɪn.dɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈin.di.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveIndian, Indic

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeindicusindicaindicum
genitiveindicīindicaeindicī
dativeindicōindicaeindicō
accusativeindicumindicamindicum
ablativeindicōindicāindicō
vocativeindiceindicaindicum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeindicīindicaeindica
genitiveindicōrumindicārumindicōrum
dativeindicīsindicīsindicīs
accusativeindicōsindicāsindica
ablativeindicīsindicīsindicīs
vocativeindicīindicaeindica

Indĭcus, a, um, adj. India,
I. of India, Indian: elephanti, Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 23: pecudes, Mart. 5, 37, 5: cornu, i. e. ivory, id. 1, 73, 4: aqua, Ov. P. 1, 5, 80: margarita, Petr. 55. — Subst.: Indĭcum, i, n., indigo, a blue pigment for dyeing and painting, Plin. 33, 13, 67, § 163; 35, 6, 26, § 40.

Origins

From Ancient Greek ἰνδικός (indikós), from Ἰνδία (Indía).

Elsewhere
  • Catalaníndic
  • EnglishIndic
  • Italianindico
  • Frenchindiquefrom Middle French indique
  • Portugueseíndico
  • Romanianindic
  • Spanishíndico
  • Italianindaco
  • Portugueseíndigo
  • Spanishíndigo
Gallo-Italic
  • Romagnolíndac

Quick answers

What does indicus mean in Latin?
indicus, a adjective, means “Indian, Indic”.
How do you pronounce indicus?
In classical Latin, [ˈɪn.dɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈin.di.kus].