Gelb
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See also: gelb
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Nominalization of gelb, which see.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Gelb n (strong, genitive Gelbs or Gelb, plural (informal) Gelbs)
- yellow
- Gelb ist meine Lieblingsfarbe.
- Yellow is my favourite colour.
- (sports) short for gelbe Karte
- Synonym: Gelbe f
- Das gibt Gelb. ― That’ll be a yellow card.
- (rare or regional) ellipsis of Eigelb: yolk
Usage notes
[edit]- For the plural of sense 1, one would usually say Gelbtöne. The sports sense is uncountable; one can only say zweimal Gelb etc.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Gelb [neuter, strong]
See also
[edit]| 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
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- German 1-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:German/ɛlp
- Rhymes:German/ɛlp/1 syllable
- German lemmas
- German nouns
- German neuter nouns
- German terms with usage examples
- de:Sports
- German short forms
- German terms with rare senses
- Regional German
- German ellipses
- de:Yellows