adjective #3531

Indus

fem. Inda · neut. Indum

belonging to India; Indian; the inhabitants of India poetic ••

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.

figuratively

An Indian

An Indian, collect., Verg. G. 2, 172; Ov. A. A. 3, 130.—

An elephant; mahout

An elephant's driver, mahout, Liv. 38, 14, 2.—

by extension

Transf. (poet.).

An Ethiopian

An Ethiopian, Verg. G. 4, 293.—

An Arabian

An Arabian (sing. collect.), Ov. F. 3, 720.

Perseus ID: n22946 Key: Indus1