index
- For Wiktionary's indexes, see Wiktionary:Index
Etymology
From Латински index (“a discoverer, informer, spy; of things, an indicator, the forefinger, a title, superscription”), from indicō (“point out, show”); see indicate.
Pronunciation
Noun
index (plural indexes or indices)
- An alphabetical listing of items and their location.
- The index of a book lists words or expressions and the pages of the book upon which they are to be found.
- The index finger; the forefinger.
- A movable finger on a gauge, scale, etc.
- (printing) A symbol resembling a pointing hand, used to direct particular attention to a note or paragraph.
- That which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses.
- Arbuthnot
- Tastes are the indexes of the different qualities of plants.
- Arbuthnot
- A sign; an indication; a token.
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- His son's empty guffaws […] struck him with pain as the indices of a weak mind.
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- (linguistics) A type of noun where the meaning of the form changes with respect to the context. E.g., 'Today's newspaper' is an indexical form since its referent will differ depending on the context. See also icon and symbol.
- (economics) A single number calculated from an array of prices or of quantities.
- (sciences) A number representing a property or ratio, a coefficient.
- 1963, Richard Feynman, “Chapter 26, Optics: The Principle of Least Time”, in The Feynman Lectures on Physics, volume I:
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- (mathematics) A raised suffix indicating a power.
- (computing, especially programming and databases) An integer or other key indicating the location of data e.g. within an array, vector, database table, associative array, or hash table.
- (computing, databases) A data structure that improves the performance of operations on a table.
- (obsolete) A prologue indicating what follows.
- "Ay me, what act, that roars so loud and thunders in the index?" (Hamlet III.4)
Synonyms
- (index finger): arrow-finger, demonstrator, forefinger, index finger, insignitor, lickpot, pointling, showing finger, teacher
- See also Thesaurus:index finger
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
alphabetical listing
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linguistics: type of noun
index finger — see forefinger
sign, indication, token
economics: single number calculated from an array of prices or quantities
science: number representing a property or ratio, a coefficient
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mathematics: raised suffix indicating a power.
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programming: key indicating location of data
data structure
See also
- (alphabetical listing): table of contents
References
- “index” in John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors, The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989, →ISBN.
Verb
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- (transitive) To arrange an index for something, especially a long text.
- To inventory, to take stock.
- Овај израз захтева дефиницију. Молим вас помозите и додајте дефиницију, затим уклоните текст
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- (linguistics, transitive) To be indexical for (some situation or state of affairs); to indicate.
- 2008, Haruko Minegishi Cook, Socializing Identities Through Speech Style, strana 22:
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Derived terms
Translations
to arrange an index
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to take stock — see inventory
Further reading
- index in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- index in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Anagrams
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
index m
- index (alphabetical listing of items and their location)
- (economics) index
- index spotřebitelských cen — consumer price index
- (computing, databases) index (a data structure that improves the performance of operations on a table)
Synonyms
- (alphabetical listing): rejstřík
Related terms
Further reading
- index in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- index in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
index m (plural indexen or indices, diminutive indexje n)
Derived terms
Etymology
From Латински index (“pointer, indicator”), from indicō (“point out, show”).
Pronunciation
Noun
index m (plural index)
- index
- forefinger
- The welcome page of a web site, typically index.html, index.htm or index.php
Further reading
- “index” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Etymology
Borrowed from Латински index.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
index (plural indexek)
- (automotive) turn signal (US), indicator (UK) (each of the flashing lights on each side of a vehicle which indicate a turn is being made to left or right, or a lane change)
- Синоним: irányjelző
- pointer, hand, indicator (a needle or dial on a device)
- (education) report card, course report (in higher education)
- Синоним: leckekönyv
- index (an alphabetical listing of items and their location, usually at the end of publications)
- Синонимs: névmutató, tárgymutató, szómutató
- ban, blacklist (a list of books that was banned)
Declension
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | index | indexek |
accusative | indexet | indexeket |
dative | indexnek | indexeknek |
instrumental | indexszel | indexekkel |
causal-final | indexért | indexekért |
translative | indexszé | indexekké |
terminative | indexig | indexekig |
essive-formal | indexként | indexekként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | indexben | indexekben |
superessive | indexen | indexeken |
adessive | indexnél | indexeknél |
illative | indexbe | indexekbe |
sublative | indexre | indexekre |
allative | indexhez | indexekhez |
elative | indexből | indexekből |
delative | indexről | indexekről |
ablative | indextől | indexektől |
Possessive forms of index | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | indexem | indexeim |
2nd person sing. | indexed | indexeid |
3rd person sing. | indexe | indexei |
1st person plural | indexünk | indexeink |
2nd person plural | indexetek | indexeitek |
3rd person plural | indexük | indexeik |
Derived terms
Compound words
References
- ↑ Tótfalusi István, Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára. Tinta Könyvkiadó, Budapest, 2005, →ISBN
Further reading
Etymology
From indicō (“point out, indicate, show”), from in (“in, at, on; into”) + dicō (“indicate; dedicate; set apart”).
Pronunciation
Noun
index
- A pointer, indicator.
- The index finger, forefinger.
- Синоним: digitus salūtāris
- A sign, indication, proof, mark, token, index.
- An informer, discoverer, director, talebearer, guide, witness, betrayer, spy.
- (of books) A title, superscription.
- (of books) An index, catalogue, table, list, summary, digest.
- (of paintings or statues) An inscription.
Declension
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | index | indicēs |
Genitive | indicis | indicum |
Dative | indicī | indicibus |
Accusative | indicem | indicēs |
Ablative | indice | indicibus |
Vocative | index | indicēs |
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “index”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “index”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- index in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- index in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[2], London: Macmillan and Co.
- the title of a book: index, inscriptio libri
- the title of a book: index, inscriptio libri
- “index”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “index”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- “index”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Noun
index n
- an index
Declension
Declension of index | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | index | indexet | index | indexen |
Genitive | index | indexets | index | indexens |