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Bavarian

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Etymology

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Cognate withGermanblau.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key):/b̥laʊ̯/
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Adjective

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blau

  1. blue(color/colour)

See also

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Colorsin Bavarian ·Foarbm(layout·text)
weiß grau schwoarz
roud/rood oransch/orange;braun gejb/gölb/gööb
grea/grean
blau blau
lila,violett lila rosa

Catalan

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Etymology

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InheritedfromLate Latinblāvus,fromProto-Germanic*blēwaz.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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blau(feminineblava,masculine pluralblaus,feminine pluralblaves)

  1. blue(color/colour)

Noun

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blaum(pluralblaus)

  1. blue
  2. bruise
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See also

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Colorsin Catalan ·colors(layout·text)
blanc gris negre
roig,vermell;carmesí taronja;marró groc;crema
verd llima verd
cian;xarxet atzur blau
violat;indi magenta;lila,porpra rosa

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German

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Etymology

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FromMiddle High Germanblā(genitiveblāwes), fromOld High Germanblāo,fromProto-West Germanic*blāu,fromProto-Germanic*blēwaz.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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blau(strong nominative masculine singularblauer,comparativeblauer,superlativeamblauestenoramblausten)

  1. blue(color/colour)
  2. (colloquial)drunk
    Synonym:betrunken
  3. bruised
    blauer Fleckbruise(literally, “blue spot”)
    blaues Augeblack eye

Declension

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Derived terms

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See also

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Colorsin German ·Farben(layout·text)
Weiß Grau Schwarz
Rot(Purpur) Orange;Braun Gelb;Creme,Ocker
Grün(Hellgrün,Neongrün) Grün(Dunkelgrün)
Türkis(Cyan,Meeresgrün) Blau(Hellblau,Azurblau) Blau(Dunkelblau)
Lila,Violett(Blasslila,Altrosa) Lila,Violett(Magenta,Purpur) Rosa;Pink

Further reading

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  • blau”inDudenonline
  • blau”inDigitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

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Alternative forms

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  • plau(Wiesemann spelling system)
  • blo

Etymology

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FromMiddle High Germanblā,blāwes,fromOld High Germanblāo,fromProto-West Germanic*blāu,fromProto-Germanic*blēwaz.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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blau(comparativeblauer,superlativeblauest)

  1. blue(color/colour)
    BlaueAue.
    Blueeyes.

Declension

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Declension ofblau(see alsoAppendix:Hunsrik adjectives)
masculine feminine neuter plural
Weak inflection nominative blau blau blau blaue
accusative blaue blau blau blaue
dative blaue blaue blaue blaue
Strong inflection nominative blauer blaue blaues blaue
accusative blaue blaue blaues blaue
dative blauem blauer blauem blaue

See also

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Colorsin Hunsrik ·Forrve(layout·text)
Weis Grau Schwarz
Rod Ranschegelleb;Braun Gelleb,Geel
Grien(Hellgrien), (Neongrien) Grien(Dunkelgrien) Menz
Meergrien Blau(Hellblau) Blau(Dunkelblau)
Feilche Rosch,Lila Roserod

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Interlingua

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Adjective

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blau

  1. blue(color/colour)

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Colorsin Interlingua ·colores(layout·text)
blanc,albe gris nigre
rubie orange;brun jalne;crema
verde lima verde verde mentha,acquamarine
cyano azure blau
violette;indigo magenta;purpure rosate

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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FromOld Dutch*blāo,fromProto-West Germanic*blāu,fromProto-Germanic*blēwaz.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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blau

  1. blue(color/colour)

Inflection

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This adjective needs aninflection-table template.

Alternative forms

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Descendants

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Noun

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blaun

  1. blue(color/colour)

Inflection

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This noun needs aninflection-table template.

Alternative forms

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Further reading

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Occitan

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Etymology

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FromLate Latinblāvus,fromProto-Germanic*blēwaz.

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Adjective

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blaum(feminine singularblava,masculine pluralblaus,feminine pluralblavas)

  1. blue(color/colour)

Noun

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blaum(pluralblaus)

  1. blue(color/colour)

Romansch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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FromLate Latinblāvus,fromProto-Germanic*blēwaz.

Adjective

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blaum(feminine singularblaua,masculine pluralblaus,feminine pluralblauas)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun,Sursilvan,Sutsilvan,Vallader)blue(color/colour)

Saterland Frisian

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Etymology

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FromOld Frisianblāu,fromProto-West Germanic*blāu.Cognates includeGermanblauandWest Frisianblau.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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blau(masculineblauen,feminine, plural or definiteblaue,comparativeblauer,superlativeblaust)

  1. blue(color/colour)

References

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  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “blau”,inSaterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht,Buske,→ISBN

West Frisian

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Etymology

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FromOld Frisianblāu,fromProto-West Germanic*blāu.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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blau

  1. blue(color/colour)

Inflection

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Inflection ofblau
uninflected blau
inflected blauwe
comparative blauwer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial blau blauwer itblaust
itblauste
indefinite c.sing. blauwe blauwere blauste
n.sing. blau blauwer blauste
plural blauwe blauwere blauste
definite blauwe blauwere blauste
partitive blaus blauwers

Further reading

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  • blau”,inWurdboek fan de Fryske taal(in Dutch),2011

Noun

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blaun(plural[please provide])

  1. blue(color/colour)

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Colorsin West Frisian ·kleuren(layout·text)
wyt griis swart
read oranje;brún giel
grien
blaugrien blau
fiolet pears rôze

Further reading

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  • blau”,inWurdboek fan de Fryske taal(in Dutch),2011