Indus
See also: indus and Indus.
English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin Indus, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδός (Indós), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (h-i-du-u-š /hiⁿduš/), from Proto-Iranian *hínduš (compare Avestan 𐬵𐬌𐬧𐬛𐬎 (hiṇdu)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš or borrowed from Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu) (whence Sindh).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɪndəs/
- Rhymes: -ɪndəs
Proper noun
Indus
- A large river in south-central Asia, rising in Tibet and flowing through India and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea.
Derived terms
- Indus Valley Civilization
Related terms
- Indian
- Indies
Translations
the river
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References
- Hintze, Almut (1998) "The Migrations of the Indo-Iranians and the Iranian Sound-Change s > h." In: Meid, Wolfgang, (ed.), Sprache und Kultur der Indogermanen. Akten der 10.Fachtagung der Indogermanischen Gesellschaft, Innsbruck 22.-29.9.1996. Innsbruck: Institut für Sprachwissenschaft, 139-153, 1 map. (Innsbrucker Beiträge zur Sprachwissenschaft, Bd. 93)
Etymology 2
Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From Latin Indus (“Indian”), commemorating American Indians.
Proper noun
Indus
- (astronomy) A constellation of the southern sky between Grus and Pavo.
Derived terms
- Indi
Translations
constellation
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Etymology 3
A clipping of industry
Proper noun
Indus
- A hamlet in Alberta, Canada
Anagrams
- Dinus, nidus
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɪndus]
Proper noun
Indus m
- the Indus river
Finnish
Etymology
From Latin Indus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈindus/, [ˈindus̠]
- Rhymes: -indus
- Syllabification(key): In‧dus
Proper noun
Indus
- Indus (river)
Declension
| Inflection of Indus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Indus | — | |
| genitive | Induksen | — | |
| partitive | Industa | — | |
| illative | Indukseen | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Indus | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Indus | — |
| gen. | Induksen | ||
| genitive | Induksen | — | |
| partitive | Industa | — | |
| inessive | Induksessa | — | |
| elative | Induksesta | — | |
| illative | Indukseen | — | |
| adessive | Induksella | — | |
| ablative | Indukselta | — | |
| allative | Indukselle | — | |
| essive | Induksena | — | |
| translative | Indukseksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Induksetta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
| Possessive forms of Indus (type vastaus) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Indukseni | Induksemme |
| 2nd person | Induksesi | Induksenne |
| 3rd person | Induksensa | |
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈinduʃ]
- Hyphenation: In‧dus
- Rhymes: -uʃ
Proper noun
Indus
- Indus (a large river in south-central Asia)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Indus | — |
| accusative | Indust | — |
| dative | Indusnak | — |
| instrumental | Indussal | — |
| causal-final | Indusért | — |
| translative | Indussá | — |
| terminative | Indusig | — |
| essive-formal | Indusként | — |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Indusban | — |
| superessive | Induson | — |
| adessive | Indusnál | — |
| illative | Indusba | — |
| sublative | Indusra | — |
| allative | Indushoz | — |
| elative | Indusból | — |
| delative | Indusról | — |
| ablative | Industól | — |
| non-attributive possessive - singular | Indusé | — |
| non-attributive possessive - plural | Induséi | — |
| Possessive forms of Indus | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Indusom | Indusaim |
| 2nd person sing. | Indusod | Indusaid |
| 3rd person sing. | Indusa | Indusai |
| 1st person plural | Indusunk | Indusaink |
| 2nd person plural | Indusotok | Indusaitok |
| 3rd person plural | Indusuk | Indusaik |
Latin
View of the river
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἰνδός (Indós).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈin.dus/, [ˈɪn̪d̪ʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈin.dus/, [ˈin̪d̪us]
Proper noun
Indus m sg (genitive Indī); second declension
- The Indus River.
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Indus |
| Genitive | Indī |
| Dative | Indō |
| Accusative | Indum |
| Ablative | Indō |
| Vocative | Inde |
See also
- indus
References
- “Indus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Indus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- “Indus”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
- “Indus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “Indus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly