bleu

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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]

Adjective[edit]

bleu (feminine bleue, masculine plural bleus, feminine plural bleues)

  1. blue
    Le ciel est bleu.The sky is blue.
  2. (of meat) very rare, underdone

Noun[edit]

bleu m (plural bleus)

  1. the color blue
  2. blue cheese
    Le bleu ressemble au roquefortBlue cheese looks like Roquefort
  3. rookie, new recruit, raw recruit
    Ce soldat est un vrai bleuThis soldier is a real rookie
  4. bruise
    Synonyms: ecchymose, contusion
    Il est tombé, et maintenant il a un bleuHe fell over and now he has a bruise
  5. (billiards, snooker) billiard chalk
    Synonym: craie
  6. (Canada) a supporter of the Conservative Party

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Haitian Creole: ble
  • Greek: μπλε (ble)
  • Italian: blu
  • Ladino: blu
  • Louisiana Creole: blé, ble

See also[edit]

Colors in French · couleurs (layout · text)
     blanc      gris      noir
             rouge; cramoisi, carmin              orange; brun, marron              jaune; crème
             lime              vert              menthe
             cyan, turquoise; bleu canard              azur, bleu ciel              bleu
             violet, lilas; indigo              magenta; pourpre              rose

Further reading[edit]

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French bleu (blue).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

bleu (indeclinable)

  1. light blue

Ligurian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Frankish *blāu.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bleu m (invariable)

  1. blue (color)

Adjective[edit]

bleu

  1. 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)

  1. blue

Noun[edit]

bleu m (plural bleus)

  1. blue

Descendants[edit]

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French bleu (blue).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

bleu m or f or n (indeclinable)

  1. light blue

Declension[edit]

Noun[edit]

bleu n (plural bleu-uri)

  1. light blue

Declension[edit]

See also[edit]

See also[edit]

Colors in Romanian · culori (layout · text)
     alb      gri      negru
             roșu; carmin              portocaliu; maro              galben; crem
                          verde              verde mentă
             cyan              bleu              albastru
             violet; indigo              mov; purpură              roz