Italian

Proper noun

Indice ? (Properly: Indice dei libri proibiti)

1. Index, Index Librorum Prohibitorum (Catholic list of prohibited books)

English

Noun

indice ‎(plural indices)

1. (obsolete) index
2. (obsolete) indication

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin index, indicem ‎(“sign, indication; index”), from indicō ‎(“point out, indicate, show”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.dis/

Noun

indice m ‎(plural indices)

1. clue, indication
2. (finance) index
3. (computing) index

Verb

indice

1. first-person singular present indicative of indicer
2. third-person singular present indicative of indicer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of indicer
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of indicer
5. second-person singular imperative of indicer

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin index, indicem ‎(“sign, indication; index”), from indicō ‎(“point out, indicate, show”). Compare the doublet endice.

Noun

indice m ‎(plural indici)

1. (finger) index, index finger, forefinger
2. (economics, mathematics, etc.) index, rate, rating
3. (books) index
4. indication, sign
5. indicator, pointer

Synonyms

• (finger): dito indice
• (in economics, mathematics): tasso
• (indication): indizio
• (indicator, pointer): lancetta

Related terms

• indicare
• indice dei prezzi
• indice dei prezzi al consumo
• indicativo

See also

• dito

Anagrams

• incedi
• incide

Latin

Etymology 1

Form of the noun index.

Noun

indice

1. ablative singular of index

Etymology 2

Form of the verb indīcō ‎(“[I] proclaim, announce”).

Verb

indīce

1. second-person singular present active imperative of indīcō

Spanish

Verb

indice

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of indizar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of indizar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of indizar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of indizar.