färg

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See also: farg and færg

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish færgha, from Middle Low German verwe or varwe, from Proto-Germanic *farwō. Cognate with German Farbe, Danish farve, Dutch verf and Norwegian farge.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛrj/,
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Noun

färg c

  1. colour; the spectral composition of visible light
  2. colour; perceived or named class of colours (1)
    • 1952, Hugo Lindh (lyrics and music), “Flottarkärlek [Log driver love]”, performed by Gösta "Snoddas" Nordgren:
      Jag var ung en gång för längesen, en flottare med färg. Alla jäntor var som vax uti min famn. I alla torp, i alla byar hade jag en liten vän, ifrån Norderås till skiljet ner vid Berg.
      I was young once, a long time ago, a log driver with color . All the girls were like wax in my arms . In every croft, in every village , I had a little friend, from Norderås to the log boom down by Berg.
  3. colour; human skin tone
  4. colour; colour television
  5. (physics) colour; property of quarks
  6. (heraldry) colour
  7. suit; card game category
  8. paint, dye, colourant

Declension

Declension of färg 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative färg färgen färger färgerna
Genitive färgs färgens färgers färgernas

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Descendants

  • → Finnish: väri

See also

Suits in Swedish · färger (layout · text)
hjärter ruter spader klöver

References

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