bleu
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Middle French bleu, from Old French blöe, bleve, blef (“blue”), from Late Latin blāvus, from Frankish *blāu (“blue”), from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz (“blue”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰléh₁-, *bʰlh₁-, *bʰleh₁- (“yellow, grey, blue”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to shine”). Cognate with Old High German blāo (“blue”) (German blau), Dutch blauw (“blue”), Old English blāw (“blue”). More at blue.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /blø/
audio (file) audio (du bleu) (file) Audio (Belgium) (file) - Homophones: bleue, bleus, bleues
Adjective[edit]
bleu (feminine bleue, masculine plural bleus, feminine plural bleues)
Noun[edit]
bleu m (plural bleus)
- the color blue
- blue cheese
- rookie, new recruit, raw recruit
- bruise
- (billiards, snooker) billiard chalk
- Synonym: craie
- (Canada) a supporter of the Conservative Party
Derived terms[edit]
- baleine bleue
- bleu canard
- bleu ciel
- bleu de Chartres
- bleu électrique
- bleu marine
- bleu nuit
- bleu pétrole
- bleu roi
- bleu verdâtre
- bleu, blanc et rouge
- bleu-vert
- bleuâtre
- bleuet
- bleuir
- bleuissement
- bleusaille
- bleuté
- carte bleue
- casque bleu
- chardon bleu des Pyrénées
- cordon bleu
- fleur bleue
- fleuve Bleu
- géante bleue
- Grande Bleue
- nom de bleu
- peur bleue
- requin bleu
- rorqual bleu
- sacrebleu
- sang bleu
- supergéante bleue
Descendants[edit]
See also[edit]
blanc | gris | noir |
rouge; cramoisi, carmin | orange; brun, marron | jaune; crème |
vert citron | vert | menthe |
cyan, turquoise; bleu canard | azur, bleu ciel | bleu |
violet, lilas; indigo | magenta; pourpre | rose |
Further reading[edit]
- “bleu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French bleu (“blue”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
bleu (indeclinable)
Ligurian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bleu m (invariable)
- blue (color)
Adjective[edit]
-
- blue
- No gh'ò ciù de lâpi bleu. ― I don't have any more blue pencils.
Middle French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French blöe, bleve, blef (“blue”), from Late Latin blāvus, from Frankish *blāu (“blue”), from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz (“blue”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁- (“yellow, grey, blue”), from *bʰel- (“to shine”). Cognate with Old High German blāo (“blue”) (German blau), Dutch blauw (“blue”), Old English blāw (“blue”). More at blue.
Adjective[edit]
bleu m (feminine singular bleue, masculine plural bleus, feminine plural bleues)
Noun[edit]
bleu m (plural bleus)
Descendants[edit]
- French: bleu
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French bleu (“blue”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
bleu m or f or n (indeclinable)
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | bleu | bleu | bleu | bleu | ||
definite | — | — | — | — | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | bleu | bleu | bleu | bleu | ||
definite | — | — | — | — |
Noun[edit]
bleu n (plural bleu-uri)
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) bleu | bleu-ul | (niște) bleu-uri | bleu-urile |
genitive/dative | (unui) bleu | bleu-ului | (unor) bleu-uri | bleu-urilor |
vocative | bleu-ule | bleu-urilor |
See also[edit]
See also[edit]
alb | gri | negru |
roșu; carmin | portocaliu; maro | galben; crem |
verde | verde mentă | |
cyan | bleu | albastru |
violet; indigo | mov; purpură | roz |
- French terms inherited from Middle French
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- French terms derived from Old French
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- fr:Billiards
- fr:Snooker
- Canadian French
- fr:Colors
- fr:Blues
- French nouns with plural in -eus
- German terms borrowed from French
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- German 1-syllable words
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- Rhymes:German/øː
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- de:Colors
- de:Blues
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- Middle French terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
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- Romanian terms borrowed from French
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- ro:Colors
- ro:Blues