Farbe

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See also: färbe

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German varwe, from Old High German farawa, from Proto-West Germanic *faru, from Proto-Germanic *farwō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfarbə/, , ,
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  • Hyphenation: Far‧be

Noun

Farbe f (genitive Farbe, plural Farben)

  1. colour
  2. paint
  3. dye, colourant for hair
  4. suit (playing cards)
  5. (heraldry) tincture

Declension

Declension of Farbe
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Farbe die Farben
genitive einer der Farbe, Farben1 der Farben
dative einer der Farbe, Farben1 den Farben
accusative eine die Farbe die Farben

1Obsolete.

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • → Belarusian: фарба (farba)
  • → Hungarian: farba
  • → Macedonian: фарба (farba)
  • → Polish: farba
  • → Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: фарба
    Latin script: farba
  • → Slovak: farba
  • → Slovene: farba
  • → Ukrainian: фарба (farba)

See also

Colors in 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

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