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Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Swedish färg.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
väri
- color (spectral composition of visible light)
- color (particular set of the visible spectrum)
- color (hue as opposed to achromatic colors)
- (heraldry) color (any of the standard dark tinctures used in heraldry)
- color (richness of expression)
- Synonyms: värikkyys, sävy, sävykkyys, elävyys
- (physics) color (property of quarks)
- (poker) flush
- Coordinate terms: hai, pari, kaksi paria, neljän suora, neljän väri, kolmoset, suora, täyskäsi, neloset, viitoset, värisuora, kuningasvärisuora
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References
- ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
Further reading
Volapük
Noun
väri
- accusative singular of vär