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färg

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See also:fargandfærg

Swedish

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Etymology

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InheritedfromOld Swedishfærgha,fromMiddle Low Germanverweorvarwe,fromProto-Germanic*farwō.Cognate withGermanFarbe,Danishfarve,DutchverfandNorwegianfarge.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key):/fɛrj/,[ˈfærːj]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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färgc

  1. colour;the spectral composition of visible light
  2. colour; perceived or named class of colours (1)
    • 1952,Hugo Lindh(lyrics and music), “Flottarkärlek[Log driver love]” ‎[1]performed byGösta "Snoddas" Nordgren:
      Jag var ung en gång för längesen, en flottare medfärg.Alla jäntor var som vax uti min famn. I alla torp, i alla byar hade jag en liten vän, ifrån Norderås till skiljet ner vid Berg.
      I was young once, a long time ago, a log driver withcolor[maybe charming, vital, not gray, etc. – not a (well-known) idiom]. All the girls [somewhat folksy word for girl] were like wax in my arms [embrace]. In every croft, in every village [in all crofts, in all villages], I had a little friend, from Norderås to thelog boom[fromskilja(separate),in the sense of a place where logs are separated] down by Berg.
  3. colour; human skin tone
  4. colour; colour television
  5. (physics)colour; property ofquarks
  6. (heraldry)colour
  7. suit;card game category
  8. paint,dye,colourant

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Finnish:väri

See also

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Suits in Swedish ·färger(layout·text)
hjärter ruter spader klöver

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