barwa

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Ultimately from Middle High German varwe (perhaps via Czech barva or Polish barwa), from Old High German farawa, from Proto-Germanic *farwō. Compare also Upper Sorbian barba, Slovene barva, and Belarusian and Ukrainian барва (barva).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbarva/

Noun

barwa f ?

1. color

Declension

Declension of barwa

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	barwa	barwje	barwy
Genitive	barwy	barwowu	barwow
Dative	barwje	barwoma	barwam
Accusative	barwu	barwje	barwy
Instrumental	barwu	barwoma	barwami
Locative	barwje	barwoma	barwach

Further reading

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “barwa”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999) “barwa”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

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Polish

Etymology

From Czech barva, from Middle High German varwe. Doublet of farba (“paint”), which is from modern German.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbar.va/

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Noun

barwa f

1. colour
2. hue
3. tint
4. tone
5. dye

Declension

Declension of barwa

	singular	plural
nominative	barwa	barwy
genitive	barwy	barw
dative	barwie	barwom
accusative	barwę	barwy
instrumental	barwą	barwami
locative	barwie	barwach
vocative	barwo	barwy

Synonyms

• kolor m

Derived terms

• barwić (verb)
• barwnik m (noun)
• barwny (adjective)

Descendants

• → Belarusian: барва (barva)
• → Ukrainian: барва (barva)

Further reading

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