bleu
French
Etymology
From Middle French bleu, from Old French blöe, bleve, blef (“blue”), from Frankish *blāo (“blue”), from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz (“blue”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰléh₁-, *bʰlh₁-, *bʰleh₁- (“yellow, grey, blue”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to shine”). Cognate with Old High German blāo (“blue”) (German blau), Dutch blauw (“blue”), Old English blāw (“blue”). More at blue.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blø/
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Noun
bleu m (plural bleus)
Derived terms
Derived terms
- bleu marin
- bleu roi
- bleuté
- bleu vert
See also
Colors in French · couleurs (layout · text) | ||||
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blanc | gris | noir | ||
rouge ; cramoisi | orange ; brun | jaune ; crème | ||
vert citron | vert | |||
cyan ; bleu canard | azur | bleu | ||
violet ; indigo | magenta ; pourpre | rose |
Further reading
- “bleu” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blø/
Audio (file)
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French blöe, bleve, blef (“blue”), from Low Frankish *blāo (“blue”), from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz (“blue”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhlēw-, *bhlāw- (“yellow, grey, blue”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhel- (“to shine”). Cognate with Old High German blāo (“blue”) (German blau), Dutch blauw (“blue”), Old English blāw (“blue”). More at blue.
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blø/
Declension
declension of bleu (invariable)
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | bleu | bleu | bleu | bleu | ||
definite | — | — | — | — | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | bleu | bleu | bleu | bleu | ||
definite | — | — | — | — |
Declension
declension of bleu
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) bleu | bleu-ul | (niște) bleu-uri | bleu-urile |
genitive/dative | (unui) bleu | bleu-ului | (unor) bleu-uri | bleu-urilor |
vocative | bleu-ule | bleu-urilor |
See also
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