bláur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse blár, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz, whence also Old English bleow, blāw, Old High German blāo (German blau).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplɔɑːvʊɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɔɑːvʊɹ

Adjective

bláur (comparative bláari, superlative bláastur)

1. blue

Declension

Declension of bláur (a17)
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	bláur	blá	blátt
Accusative	bláan	bláa	blátt
Dative	bláum	bláari	bláum
Genitive	blás	bláar	blás
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	bláir	bláar	blá
Accusative	bláar	bláar	blá
Dative	bláum	bláum	bláum
Genitive	bláa	bláa	bláa

Weak adjectival inflection of bláur
Singular (eintal)	m	f	n
Nominative (hvørfall)	blái	bláa	bláa
Accusative (hvønnfall)	bláa	bláu
Dative (hvørjumfall)
Genitive (hvørsfall)
Plural (fleirtal)	m	f	n
Nominative (hvørfall)	bláu
Accusative (hvønnfall)
Dative (hvørjumfall)
Genitive (hvørsfall)

Derived terms

• blágráur (“bluish-grey, slate blue”, adjective)
• blágrønur (“blue-green”, adjective)
• dimmbláur, myrkabláur (“dark blue”, adjective)
• ljósabláur (“light blue”, adjective)
• silvurbláur
• viólbláur

 

Related terms

• brúnur (“brown”, adjective)
• gráur (“grey”, adjective)
• grønur (“green”, adjective)
• gulur (“yellow”, adjective)
• hvítur (“white”, adjective)
• litur m (“colour”)
• reyður (“red”, adjective)
• svartur (“black”, adjective)