blauw

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Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch blau, from Old Dutch *blāo, from Proto-West Germanic *blāu, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz.

Pronunciation

Adjective

blauw (comparative blauwer, superlative blauwst)

  1. blue
    De lucht is vandaag zo blauw en helder. ― The sky is so blue and clear today.
    Ze droeg een blauw jurkje op het feest. ― She wore a blue dress to the party.
  2. visibly bruised, as in blauwe plek 'a bluish bruise'
  3. (slang) drunk

Inflection

Inflection of blauw
uninflected blauw
inflected blauwe
comparative blauwer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial blauw blauwer het blauwst
het blauwste
indefinite m./f. sing. blauwe blauwere blauwste
n. sing. blauw blauwer blauwste
plural blauwe blauwere blauwste
definite blauwe blauwere blauwste
partitive blauws blauwers —

Noun

blauw n (plural blauwen, diminutive blauwtje n)

  1. The colour blue.
  2. Police (especially in the phrase: blauw op straat (“police on the street”))

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See also

Colors in Dutch · kleuren (layout · text)
     wit      grijs      zwart
             rood; karmijnrood              oranje; bruin              geel; roomwit
             groengeel/limoengroen              groen             
             blauwgroen/cyaan; groenblauw/petrolblauw              azuurblauw              blauw
             violet; indigo              magenta; paars              roze
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