biavo

Italian

Etymology

From Old French blou, bleve "pallid, wan, discoloured, blue", from Frankish *blāo, blāw, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz (“blue, yellowish-gray”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰl(e)h₁uos, *bʰlewas (“light-coloured, blond, yellow”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to shine”). Compare the doublet blu (“blue”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: bià‧vo

Adjective

biavo (feminine singular biava, masculine plural biavi, feminine plural biave)

  1. sky blue

Venetian

Adjective

biavo m (feminine singular biava, masculine plural biavi, feminine plural biave)

  1. sky blue
  2. faded, colourless, washed-out
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