Indus

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

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; Mel. 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.

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