blao

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Galician

Etymology

From Old High German blāo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈblao/
  • Rhymes: -ao
  • Hyphenation: bla‧o

Adjective

blao m or f (plural blaos)

  1. (heraldry) azure

Noun

blao m (plural blaos)

  1. (heraldry, obsolete) azure

References

Old High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *blāu, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz, whence also Old English blāw, Old Norse blár.

Pronunciation

Adjective

blāo

  1. blue

Descendants

  • Middle High German: blā
  • Spanish: blao

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *blāu, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz, whence also Old English blāw, Old Norse blár.

Adjective

blāo (comparative blāworo, superlative blāwost)

  1. blue

Declension

Declension of blāo
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative blāo blāo blāo blāwe blāwu blāwe
accusative blāwana blāo blāwa blāwe blāwu blāwe
genitive blāwes blāwes blāwaro blāwarō blāwarō blāwarō
dative blāwumu blāwumu blāwaro blāwum blāwum blāwum
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine
nominative blāwo blāwa blāwa blāwu
accusative blāwun blāwa blāwun blāwun
genitive blāwun blāwun blāwun blāwonō
dative blāwun blāwun blāwun blāwum
Comparative forms of blāo (weak only)
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine
nominative blāworo blāwora blāwora blāworu
accusative blāworun blāwora blāworun blāworun
genitive blāworun blāworun blāworun blāworonō
dative blāworun blāworun blāworun blāworum
Superlative forms of blāo
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative blāwost blāwost blāwost blāwoste blāwoste blāwostu
accusative blāwostana blāwost blāwosta blāwoste blāwoste blāwostu
genitive blāwostes blāwostes blāwostaro blāwostarō blāwostarō blāwostarō
dative blāwostumu blāwostumu blāwostaro blāwostum blāwostum blāwostum
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine
nominative blāwosto blāwosta blāwosta blāwostu
accusative blāwostun blāwosta blāwostun blāwostun
genitive blāwostun blāwostun blāwostun blāwostonō
dative blāwostun blāwostun blāwostun blāwostum

Descendants

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old High German blāo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈblao/
  • Rhymes: -ao
  • Syllabification: bla‧o

Adjective

blao m or f (masculine and feminine plural blaos)

  1. (heraldry) azure
    Synonym: celeste
  2. (obsolete) blue
    Synonym: azul

Noun

blao m (plural blaos)

  1. (heraldry, obsolete) azure
    Synonym: azur
  2. (obsolete) azure (color)
    Synonyms: azur, celeste
    • 1981, Historia general de España:
      Los ricoshombres e hidalgos se procuraban sus vestidos y telas del extranjero, sobre todo de Flandes, de donde llegaban la escarlata, el ezmelín y los blaos.
      The noblemen and hidalgos procured their clothes and fabrics from abroad, especially from Flanders, from whence came the scarlet, the ezmelín, and the azures.

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