blauw
Dutch
Alternative forms
- (before 1864) blaauw
Etymology
From Middle Dutch blau, from Old Dutch *blāo, from Proto-West Germanic *blāu, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz.
Pronunciation
Adjective
blauw (comparative blauwer, superlative blauwst)
Inflection
Declension of blauw | ||||
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uninflected | blauw | |||
inflected | blauwe | |||
comparative | blauwer | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | blauw | blauwer | het blauwst het blauwste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | blauwe | blauwere | blauwste |
n. sing. | blauw | blauwer | blauwste | |
plural | blauwe | blauwere | blauwste | |
definite | blauwe | blauwere | blauwste | |
partitive | blauws | blauwers | — |
Noun
blauw n (plural blauwen, diminutive blauwtje n)
- The colour blue.
- Police (especially in the phrase: blauw op straat (“police on the street”))
Derived terms
- (blue shades & pigments): azuurblauw, donkerblauw, grijsblauw, helblauw, hemelblauw, hemelsblauw, kobaltblauw, koningsblauw, lichtblauw, marineblauw, opaalblauw, paarsblauw, Pruisisch blauw, purperblauw, saffierblauw, staalblauw, violetblauw
- (animal species): blauwbok, blauwborstje, blauwkeeltje, blauwmees, blauwvoet
- (plant species): blauweregen, blauwmaanzaad n
- (colour in toponyms): Blauwe Nijl, Blauwe Planeet, Blauwe Rivier
- (bruised): blauw oog n, bont en blauw (“black and blue”)
Descendants
- Afrikaans: blou
- Berbice Creole Dutch: blau
- Jersey Dutch: blāu
- Negerhollands: blauw, blou, blau
- Petjo: blaoe, blauw, blauwe
- → Lokono: barautho
- → Aukan: baaw
- → Caribbean Hindustani: bláu
- → Indonesian: belau
- → Papiamentu: blou, blaauw
- → Sranan Tongo: blaw
- → Warao: hebulau, jeburau
See also
wit | grijs | zwart |
rood; karmijnrood | oranje; bruin | geel; roomwit |
groengeel/limoengroen | groen | |
blauwgroen/cyaan; groenblauw/petrolblauw | azuurblauw | blauw |
violet; indigo | magenta; paars | roze |
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