bláur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse blár, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz, whence also Old English bleow, blāw, Old High German blāo (German blau).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplɔɑːvʊɹ/
• Rhymes: -oaːvur

Adjective

bláur (comparative bláari, superlative bláastur)

1. blue

Declension

Declension of bláur (a17)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	bláur	blá	blátt
accusative	bláan	bláa	blátt
dative	bláum	bláari	bláum
genitive	blás	bláar	blás
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	bláir	bláar	blá
accusative	bláar	bláar	blá
dative	bláum	bláum	bláum
genitive	bláa	bláa	bláa

Weak adjectival inflection of bláur

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	blái	bláa	bláa
accusative	bláa	bláu
dative
genitive
plural	all genders
all cases	bláu

Derived terms

• blágráur (“bluish-grey, slate blue”, adjective)
• blágrønur (“blue-green”, adjective)
• dimmbláur, myrkabláur (“dark blue”, adjective)
• grábleikur (“pale gray”, adjective)
• ljósabláur (“light blue”, adjective)
• silvurbláur
• viólbláur

See also

• brúnur (“brown”, adjective)
• gráur (“grey”, adjective)
• grønur (“green”, adjective)
• gulur (“yellow”, adjective)
• hvítur (“white”, adjective)
• litur m (“colour”)
• reyður (“red”, adjective)
• svartur (“black”, adjective)