Old English · adjective
Indisc
Normalised Indisċ
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈin.diʃ/
- Syllables
- ˈin · diʃ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- indian
Meaning
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Indian
Asia onġen ðǣm middeldǣle on þǣm ēastende, þǣr liġeð ūt on þone gārseċġ þǣre īe þe mon hātað Gandis. Þone gārseċġ mon hǣt Indisċ.
Asia begins in the Middle East, where the river known as the Ganges leads to the ocean. That ocean is called the Indian Ocean.
late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans -
an Indian
Þā hæfde sē cyning Xerxes ġecweden ġefeoht onġēan ðā Indisċan...
At that time, Xerxes had declared war against the Indians...
Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | Indisċ | Indisċ | Indisċ |
| Accusative | Indisċne | Indisċe | Indisċ |
| Genitive | Indisċes | Indisċre | Indisċes |
| Dative | Indisċum | Indisċre | Indisċum |
| Instrumental | Indisċe | Indisċre | Indisċe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | Indisċe | IndisċaIndisċe | Indisċ |
| Accusative | Indisċe | IndisċaIndisċe | Indisċ |
| Genitive | Indisċra | Indisċra | Indisċra |
| Dative | Indisċum | Indisċum | Indisċum |
| Instrumental | Indisċum | Indisċum | Indisċum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | Indisċa | Indisċe | Indisċe |
| Accusative | Indisċan | Indisċan | Indisċe |
| Genitive | Indisċan | Indisċan | Indisċan |
| Dative | Indisċan | Indisċan | Indisċan |
| Instrumental | Indisċan | Indisċan | Indisċan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | Indisċan | Indisċan | Indisċan |
| Accusative | Indisċan | Indisċan | Indisċan |
| Genitive | IndisċraIndisċena | IndisċraIndisċena | IndisċraIndisċena |
| Dative | Indisċum | Indisċum | Indisċum |
| Instrumental | Indisċum | Indisċum | Indisċum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
From Indēas + -isċ or adapted from Latin indicus.
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