bleu
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle French bleu, from Old French blöe, bleve, blef (“blue”), 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 singular bleue, masculine plural bleus, feminine plural bleues)
Noun[edit]
bleu m (plural bleus)
- the color blue
- blue cheese
- rookie, new recruit, raw recruit
- bruise
- Il est tombé, et maintenant il a un bleu ― He fell over and now he has a bruise
- (billiards, snooker) billiard chalk
- (Canada) a supporter of the Conservative Party
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Descendants[edit]
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Colors in French · couleurs (layout · text) | ||||
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blanc | gris | noir | ||
rouge; cramoisi | orange; brun | jaune; crème | ||
vert citron | vert | menthe | ||
cyan; bleu canard | azur | bleu | ||
violet; indigo | magenta; pourpre | rose | ||
Further reading[edit]
- “bleu” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French bleu (“blue”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
bleu
Ligurian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bleu m (invariable)
- blue (color)
Adjective[edit]
bleu (invariable)
- 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 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]
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French bleu (“blue”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
bleu m or f or n (indeclinable)
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | ||||||
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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]
Colors in Romanian · culori (layout · text) | ||||
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alb | gri | negru | ||
roșu; carmin | portocaliu; maro | galben; crem | ||
verde | ||||
cyan | bleu | albastru | ||
violet; indigo | mov; purpură | roz | ||
- French terms inherited from Middle French
- French terms derived from Middle French
- French terms inherited from Old French
- French terms derived from Old French
- French terms derived from Frankish
- French terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- French terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- French 1-syllable words
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- fr:Snooker
- Canadian French
- fr:Colors
- French plurals ending in -eus
- fr:Blues
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- de:Blues
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- lij:Colors
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- ro:Colors
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