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Gelb

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German

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Etymology

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Nominalization of gelb, which see.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Gelb n (strong, genitive Gelbs or Gelb, plural (informal) Gelbs)

  1. yellow
    Gelb ist meine Lieblingsfarbe.
    Yellow is my favourite colour.
  2. (sports) short for gelbe Karte
    Synonym: Gelbe f
    Das gibt Gelb.That’ll be a yellow card.
  3. (rare or regional) ellipsis of Eigelb: yolk

Usage notes

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  • For the plural of sense 1, one would usually say Gelbtöne. The sports sense is uncountable; one can only say zweimal Gelb etc.

Declension

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See also

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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

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  • Gelb” in Duden online
  • Gelb” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache