blau
Bavarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
blau
See also[edit]
weiß | grau | schwoarz |
roud/rood | oransch; braun | gejb/gölb |
grea | ||
blau | blau | |
lila, violett | lila | rosa |
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Late Latin blāvus, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈblaw/
Audio (Valencian) (file) Audio (Catalonia) (file) - Rhymes: -aw
Adjective[edit]
blau (feminine blava, masculine plural blaus, feminine plural blaves)
Noun[edit]
blau m (plural blaus)
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
blanc | gris | negre |
roig, vermell; carmesí | taronja; marró | groc; crema |
verd llima | verd | |
cian; xarxet | atzur | blau |
violat; indi | magenta; lila, porpra | rosa |
Further reading[edit]
- “blau” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “blau”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “blau” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “blau” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German blā (genitive blāwes), from Old High German blāo, from Proto-West Germanic *blāu, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
blau (strong nominative masculine singular blauer, comparative blauer, superlative am blauesten or am blausten)
- blue
- drunk
- Synonym: betrunken
- bruised
- blauer Fleck ― bruise (literally, blue spot)
- blaues Auge ― black eye
Declension[edit]
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist blau | sie ist blau | es ist blau | sie sind blau | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | blauer | blaue | blaues | blaue |
genitive | blauen | blauer | blauen | blauer | |
dative | blauem | blauer | blauem | blauen | |
accusative | blauen | blaue | blaues | blaue | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der blaue | die blaue | das blaue | die blauen |
genitive | des blauen | der blauen | des blauen | der blauen | |
dative | dem blauen | der blauen | dem blauen | den blauen | |
accusative | den blauen | die blaue | das blaue | die blauen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein blauer | eine blaue | ein blaues | (keine) blauen |
genitive | eines blauen | einer blauen | eines blauen | (keiner) blauen | |
dative | einem blauen | einer blauen | einem blauen | (keinen) blauen | |
accusative | einen blauen | eine blaue | ein blaues | (keine) blauen |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist blauer | sie ist blauer | es ist blauer | sie sind blauer | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | blauerer | blauere | blaueres | blauere |
genitive | blaueren | blauerer | blaueren | blauerer | |
dative | blauerem | blauerer | blauerem | blaueren | |
accusative | blaueren | blauere | blaueres | blauere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der blauere | die blauere | das blauere | die blaueren |
genitive | des blaueren | der blaueren | des blaueren | der blaueren | |
dative | dem blaueren | der blaueren | dem blaueren | den blaueren | |
accusative | den blaueren | die blauere | das blauere | die blaueren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein blauerer | eine blauere | ein blaueres | (keine) blaueren |
genitive | eines blaueren | einer blaueren | eines blaueren | (keiner) blaueren | |
dative | einem blaueren | einer blaueren | einem blaueren | (keinen) blaueren | |
accusative | einen blaueren | eine blauere | ein blaueres | (keine) blaueren |
Derived terms[edit]
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[edit]
Hunsrik[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German blā, blāwes, from Old High German blāo, from Proto-West Germanic *blāu, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
blau (comparative blauer, superlative blauest)
- blue
- Blaue Aue.
- Blue eyes.
Declension[edit]
Declension of blau (see also Appendix:Hunsrik adjectives) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | ||
Weak inflection | nominative | blau | blau | blau | blaue |
accusative | blaue | blau | blau | blaue | |
dative | blaue | blaue | blaue | blaue | |
Strong inflection | nominative | blauer | blaue | blaues | blaue |
accusative | blaue | blaue | blaues | blaue | |
dative | blauem | blauer | blauem | blaue |
See also[edit]
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[edit]
Interlingua[edit]
Adjective[edit]
blau
See also[edit]
blanc, albe | gris | nigre |
rubie | orange; brun | jalne; crema |
verde lima | verde | verde mentha, acquamarine |
cyano | azure | blau |
violette; indigo | magenta; purpure | rosate |
Middle Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Dutch *blāo, from Proto-West Germanic *blāu, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
blau
Inflection[edit]
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Dutch: blauw, blaauw
- Limburgish: blów
Noun[edit]
blau n
- the colour blue
Inflection[edit]
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “blau (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “blau”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Occitan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin blāvus, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Adjective[edit]
blau m (feminine singular blava, masculine plural blaus, feminine plural blavas)
Noun[edit]
blau m (plural blaus)
Romansch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin blāvus, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz.
Adjective[edit]
blau m (feminine singular blaua, masculine plural blaus, feminine plural blauas)
Saterland Frisian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Frisian blāu, from Proto-West Germanic *blāu. Cognates include German blau and West Frisian blau.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
blau (masculine blauen, feminine, plural or definite blaue, comparative blauer, superlative blaust)
References[edit]
- Marron C. Fort (2015), “blau”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
West Frisian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Frisian blāu, from Proto-West Germanic *blāu.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
blau
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of blau | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
uninflected | blau | |||
inflected | blauwe | |||
comparative | blauwer | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | blau | blauwer | it blaust it blauste | |
indefinite | c. sing. | blauwe | blauwere | blauste |
n. sing. | blau | blauwer | blauste | |
plural | blauwe | blauwere | blauste | |
definite | blauwe | blauwere | blauste | |
partitive | blaus | blauwers | — |
Further reading[edit]
- “blau”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Noun[edit]
blau n (plural [please provide])
See also[edit]
wyt | griis | swart |
read | oranje; brún | giel |
grien | ||
blaugrien | blau | |
fiolet | pears | rôze |
Further reading[edit]
- “blau”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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