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Afar
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /barˈwa/
- Hyphenation: bar‧wa
Noun
barwá f
- plural of báru
Declension
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References
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 31
Iraqw
Etymology
From Swahili .
Noun
barwa f (plural barwadu n)
- letter
References
- Mous, Maarten, Qorro, Martha, Kießling, Roland (2002) Iraqw-English Dictionary (Kuschitische Sprachstudien), volume 18, Köln, Germany: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, page 12
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
Ultimately from Middle High German varwe (perhaps via Czech barva or Polish barwa), from Old High German farawa, from Proto-Germanic *farwō. Compare also Upper Sorbian barba, Slovene barva, and Belarusian and Ukrainian барва (barva).
Pronunciation
Noun
barwa f
- color
Declension
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “barwa”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “barwa”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Old Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle High German varwe. First attested in the 15th century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /ba(ː)rva/
- IPA(key): (15th CE) /barva/, /bɒrva/
Noun
barwa f
- color
1877-1881 [c. 1418], Władysław Wisłocki, editor, Katalog rękopisów Biblioteki Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, number 2151:Wlosi mayanci yakobi barva lyeznego orzecha- [Włosy mający jakoby barwa leśnego orzecha]
- The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
- (attested in Masovia) element of an outfit; hat
1919 [1475], Codex Diplomaticus et Commemorationum Masoviae Generalis, number 398, Masovia:Dux Boleslaus Mazouie emit hereditatem... pro duodecim *mercis argenti et equo, veste, tunicaque, per medium de bryczel pelles asperioline sub veste et barwa castorina- [Dux Boleslaus Mazouie emit hereditatem... pro duodecim *mercis argenti et equo, veste, tunicaque, per medium de bryczel pelles asperioline sub veste et barwa castorina]
- The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
- beauty
1874-1891 [XV med.], Rozprawy i Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Wydziału Filologicznego Akademii Umiejętności, , , volume XXV, page 156:Non habuit speciem barvy neque decorem krassy- [Non habuit speciem barwy neque decorem krasy]
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References
- Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “barwa”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
- Mańczak, Witold (2017) “barwa”, in Polski słownik etymologiczny (in Polish), Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności, →ISBN
- Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “barwa”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
- Sławski, Franciszek (1958-1965) “barwa”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
- Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “barwa”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna
- B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “barwa”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish barwa. Doublet of farba.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -arva
- Syllabification: bar‧wa
Noun
barwa f
- color, hue, tint (shade of an object)
- Synonyms: kolor, odcień, ubarwienie, zabarwienie
- (literary) color, shade, hue (particular thing that gives a person an object a certain character)
- Synonyms: charakter, zabarwienie
- tone, timbre (the quality of a human's voice)
- Synonyms: brzmienie, ton, zabarwienie
- dye (something used to change the color of something else)
- (hunting) blood of an animal
- Synonym: farba
- (archaic) uniform (distinctive outfit worn by police, soldiers)
- Synonym: mundur
- (archaic) livery, uniform (clothes for service)
- Synonym: liberia
- (often in the plural) colors (color used to represent a nation)
- (often in the plural) colors (color used to represent a team or sports club)
- (obsolete) white coating on flowers or fresh or dried fruit
- (obsolete) preference, taste
- Synonyms: gust, upodobanie
- (obsolete) appearance; impression
- (Middle Polish) cosmetic for changing the color of one's face; whiting; rouge
- (Middle Polish) design; cut of a material
- (Middle Polish) shape (outward look of something, especially a false one)
- Synonyms: kształt, postać
- (Middle Polish) beauty
- Synonym: piękność
- (Middle Polish) habit, custom
- Synonyms: obyczaj, zwyczaj
- (Middle Polish) true forget-me-not, Myosotis scorpioides
- Synonym: niezapominajka błotna
- (Middle Polish) hay, fur, straw, or tow for covering furniture
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Further reading
- barwa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- barwy in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- barwa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “barwa”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
- Paweł Kupiszewski (12.10.2023) “BARWA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
- Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “barwa”, in Słownik języka polskiego
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “barwa”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “barwa”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 100