farve

See also: Farve

Danish

Picture dictionary

rød

orange

gul

grøn

blå

violet

sort

grå

hvid

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Etymology

Older 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
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	brun
lyserød	rød, højrød	orange	gul, flødefarvet
lime	grøn	{{{mint green}}}, {{{dark green}}}	cyan, turkis
azurblå	blå	violet, indigo	magenta, lilla

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Entry: “farfi”)