Indus

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

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.
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.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

(1) Indus,¹² a, um, de l’Inde : Virg. En. 12, 67 ; Ov. Tr. 4, 6, 7