Indisc

See also: i ndísc

Old English

Etymology

From Indēas +‎ -isċ or adapted from Latin indicus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈin.diʃ/

Adjective

Indisċ

1. Indian
   • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans

     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.

2. (substantive) an Indian
   • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church

     Þā hæfde sē cyning Xerxes ġecweden ġefeoht onġēan ðā Indisċan...

     At that time, Xerxes had declared war against the Indians...

Declension

Declension of Indisċ — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	Indisċ	Indisċ	Indisċ
Accusative	Indisċne	Indisċe	Indisċ
Genitive	Indisċes	Indisċre	Indisċes
Dative	Indisċum	Indisċre	Indisċum
Instrumental	Indisċe	Indisċre	Indisċe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	Indisċe	Indisċa, Indisċe	Indisċ
Accusative	Indisċe	Indisċa, Indisċe	Indisċ
Genitive	Indisċra	Indisċra	Indisċra
Dative	Indisċum	Indisċum	Indisċum
Instrumental	Indisċum	Indisċum	Indisċum

Declension of Indisċ — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	Indisċa	Indisċe	Indisċe
Accusative	Indisċan	Indisċan	Indisċe
Genitive	Indisċan	Indisċan	Indisċan
Dative	Indisċan	Indisċan	Indisċan
Instrumental	Indisċan	Indisċan	Indisċan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	Indisċan	Indisċan	Indisċan
Accusative	Indisċan	Indisċan	Indisċan
Genitive	Indisċra, Indisċena	Indisċra, Indisċena	Indisċra, Indisċena
Dative	Indisċum	Indisċum	Indisċum
Instrumental	Indisċum	Indisċum	Indisċum