From a Vulgar Latin root *albaster, albastrum, derived from Latin albus (“white”). Compare Romanian albastru.
albastru (feminine albastrã, masculine plural albashtri, feminine plural albastri or albastre)
From a Vulgar Latin root *albaster, albastrum, derived from Latin albus (“white”). Probably originally referred to the whiteness in a lightly clouded sky. See also the formations in Italian biancastro (“whitish”), nerastro (“blackish”), French blanchâtre (“whitish”), noirâtre (“blackish”) (with the suffixes -astro and -âtre deriving from Latin -astrum, accusative singular of -aster). Compare also Italian albastrello.
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albastru m or n (feminine singular albastră, masculine plural albaștri, feminine and neuter plural albastre)
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | albastru | albastră | albaștri | albastre | ||
| definite | albastrul | albastra | albaștrii | albastrele | |||
| genitive/ dative |
indefinite | albastru | albastre | albaștri | albastre | ||
| definite | albastrului | albastrei | albaștrilor | albastrelor | |||
| alb | gri | negru |
| roșu; carmin | portocaliu; maro | galben; crem |
| verde | verde mentă | |
| cyan | bleu | albastru |
| violet; indigo | mov; purpură | roz |