LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

indus1

indus (feminine inda, neuter indum)
Classical[ˈɪn.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈin.dus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveIndian; of or belonging to India.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeindusindaindum
genitiveindīindaeindī
dativeindōindaeindō
accusativeindumindamindum
ablativeindōindāindō
vocativeindeindaindum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeindīindaeinda
genitiveindōrumindārumindōrum
dativeindīsindīsindīs
accusativeindōsindāsinda
ablativeindīsindīsindīs
vocativeindīindaeinda

Indus, a, um, adj., = Ἰνδός,
I. of or belonging to India, Indian (as an adj. almost exclusively poet.): ebur, Verg. A. 12, 67: dens, ivory, Cat. 64, 48: belua, i. e. elephas, Ov. Tr. 4, 6, 7: conchae, pearls, Prop. 1, 8, 39 (1, 8 b. 13 M.).—Plur.: Indi, ōrum, the inhabitants of India, Indians, Cic. Div. 2, 46, 96: extremi, Cat. 11, 2; Mela, 1, 2, 3 sq.; 3, 7?*!, 3.—In sing.: Indus, i, m.
A. Trop.
1. An Indian, collect., Verg. G. 2, 172; Ov. A. A. 3, 130.—
2. An elephant's driver, mahout, Liv. 38, 14, 2.—
B. Transf. (poet.).
1. An Ethiopian, Verg. G. 4, 293.—
2. An Arabian (sing. collect.), Ov. F. 3, 720.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Ἰνδία (Indía).

proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Indus2
Indus m sg (genitive Indī)
Classical[ˈɪn.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈin.dus]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingularThe Indus River.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeIndus—
genitiveIndī—
dativeIndō—
accusativeIndum—
ablativeIndō—
vocativeInde—

Indus, i, m., = Ἰνδός,
I. the name of two rivers.
I. The Indus, that empties into the Indian Ocean, now Sind, Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 130; Mel. 3, 7; Plin. 6, 20, 23, § 71; Ov. Tr. 5, 3, 24 al.—
II. A river in Caria, Plin. 5, 28, 29, § 103; Liv. 38, 14, 2.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-Iranian*síndʰuš
  2. Proto-Indo-Iranian*síndʰuš
  3. LatinIndus

Sanskrit सिन्धु॑ (síndhu)bor. Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hiⁿdūš)bor. Ancient Greek Ἰνδός (Indós)bor. Latin Indus Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰνδός (Indós).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyIndusIndus (ὁ Ἰνδός), one of the principal rivers of Asia, and the boundary westward of India. It is mentioned first in ancient authors by Hecataeus of Mil…GeographyIndusIndus a river of the south-east of Caria, near the town of Cibyra. On its banks was situated, according to Livy (38.14), the fort of Thabusion. Pliny …

Quick answers

What does indus mean in Latin?
indus, a adjective, means “Indian; of or belonging to India.”.
How do you pronounce indus?
In classical Latin, [ˈɪn.dʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈin.dus].