Indus
καὶ τὸ σιγᾶν πολλάκις ἐστὶ σοφώτατον ἀνθρώπῳ νοῆσαι → and silence is often the wisest thing for a man to heed, and often is man's best wisdom to be silent, and often keeping silent is the wisest thing for a man to heed
Latin > English
Indus Inda, Indum ADJ :: Indian, from/of/belonging to India; of Indian ivory; [dens ~ => Indian ivory]
Indus Indus Indi N M :: Indian, inhabitant of India; (applied to mahout/elephant driver)
Indus Indus Indi N M :: Indus (river)
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 || v. Indi.
(2) Indus,¹³ ī, m., fleuve de l’Inde : Cic. Nat. 2, 130 ; Mela 3, 61 ; Plin. 6, 71 || fleuve de Carie : Liv. 38, 14, 2 ; Plin. 5, 103.
Latin > German (Georges)
(1) Indus1, ī, m. u. Indus, a, um, s. Indi.
(2) Indus2, ī, m. (Ἰνδός), I) Hauptfluß Indiens, der in das Erythräische Meer mündet, j. Sind, Cic. de nat. deor. 2, 130. Vitr. 8, 2, 6. Ov. trist. 5, 3, 24. – II) der auch Calbis ( Κάλβις) genannte Fluß Phrygiens u. Kariens, in der Nähe von Cibyra, jetzt Quingi od. Tavas, Liv. 38, 14, 2. Plin. 5, 103.
