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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse blár, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz.
Pronunciation
Adjective
blár (comparative blárri, superlative bláastur)
- blue (colour)
Inflection
positive (strong declension)
positive (weak declension)
superlative (strong declension)
superlative (weak declension)
Derived terms
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Colors in Icelandic · litir (layout · text)
| hvítur; mjallhvítur
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grár
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svartur
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| rauður; fagurrauður, djúprauður
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appelsínugulur, gulrauður, órans (dated); brúnn, dökkbrúnn; fölvi, mórauður
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gulur; rjómagulur
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| gulgrænn, mosagrænn
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grænn
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| blágrænn; grænblár
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heiðblár, fagurblár, himinblár, safírblár
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blár
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| fjólublár; dimmfjólublár, indígóblár
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blárauður; rauðfjólublár (fjólublár), purpuralitur
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bleikur
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Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *blēwaz, whence also Old English bleow, blāw, Old High German blāo (German blau).
Pronunciation
- (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈblɑːr/
Adjective
blár
- blue, often denoting a dark colour, blue-black, black
Declension
Strong declension of blár
Descendants
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