Blau

See also: blau

English

Proper noun

Blau

1. A surname from German.

Derived terms

• Blau gas
• Blau syndrome

German

Etymology

From the adjective blau (“blue”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [blaʊ̯]

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• Hyphenation: Blau
• Rhymes: -aʊ̯

Noun

Blau n (strong, genitive Blaus, plural Blau or Blaus)

1. (uncountable) the colour blue (as a whole)
2. (countable) a particular tone of blue
   1. (heraldry) azure; blue in heraldry
3. (generally uncountable) a vast blue area, especially:
   1. the sky

      Wir jagen mit tausend Sachen durch das weite Blau.

      We’re racing through the wide blue at 1000 km/h.

   2. the sea

Declension

Declension of Blau [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Blau	die	Blau, Blaus
genitive	eines	des	Blaus	der	Blau, Blaus
dative	einem	dem	Blau	den	Blau, Blaus
accusative	ein	das	Blau	die	Blau, Blaus

See also

Colors in German · Farben (layout · text)

Weiß	Grau	Schwarz
Rot (Purpur)	Orange; Braun	Gelb; Creme, Ocker
Grün (Hellgrün, Neongrün)	Grün (Dunkelgrün)
Türkis (Cyan, Meeresgrün)	Blau (Hellblau, Azurblau)	Blau (Dunkelblau)
Lila, Violett (Blasslila, Altrosa)	Lila, Violett (Magenta, Purpur)	Rosa; Pink

Further reading

• “Blau” in Duden online
• “Blau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Etymology

From the adjective blau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplaʊ̯/
• Rhymes: -aʊ̯
• Syllabification: Blau

Noun

Blau n (plural Blaue)

1. blue

   Sie hod grose blaue Aue

   She has big blue eyes.

See also

Colors in Hunsrik · Forrve (layout · text)

Weis	Grau	Schwarz
Rod	Ranschegelleb; Braun	Gelleb, Geel
Grien (Hellgrien), (Neongrien)	Grien (Dunkelgrien)	Menz
Meergrien	Blau (Hellblau)	Blau (Dunkelblau)
Feilche	Rosch, Lila	Roserod

Further reading

• Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Blau”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch