farve

See also: Farve

Danish

Picture dictionary

farve

rød

orange

gul

grøn

blå

violet

sort

grå

hvid

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfɑːvə/, [ˈfɑ̈ːʋə], [ˈfɑ̈ːʊ]

Etymology 1

From earlier farge, from Middle Low German varwe, verwe, from *Old Saxon farwi, *farawi (“colour”), from Proto-Germanic *farwō, from Proto-Indo-European *per-, *perḱ- (“motley, coloured”). Cognate with Old High German farawa (“color”) (German Farbe), Old High German faro (“colored”), Latin pulcher (“beautiful, sheen”), Ancient Greek περκνός (perknós, “multicolored”), Old Irish earc (“spotted”).

Noun

farve c (singular definite farven, plural indefinite farver)

1. color (US), colour (UK)
2. color, human skin tone

   Coordinate term: lød

3. dye, colourant used for hair

Inflection

Declension of farve

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	farve	farven	farver	farverne
genitive	farves	farvens	farvers	farvernes

See also

Colors in Danish · farver (layout · text)

hvid	grå	sort
rød; højrød, mørkerød	orange; brun	gul; flødefarvet
lime, lysegrøn	grøn, mørkegrøn	mintgrøn
cyan; turkis, lyseblå	azurblå, himmelblå	blå, mørkeblå
violet; indigo	magenta; lilla	lyserød, rosa

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German varwen, verwen.

Verb

farve (past tense farvede, past participle farvet)

1. colour
2. colour, influence, affect

Conjugation

Conjugation of farve

active passive present farver farves past farvede farvedes infinitive farve farves imperative farv — participle present farvende past farvet (auxiliary verb have) gerund farven

References

• “farve” in Den Danske Ordbog