See also: färbe

German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German varwe, from Old High German farawa, from Proto-West Germanic *faru, from Proto-Germanic *farwō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfarbə/, [ˈfaʁbə], [ˈfaɐ̯bə], [ˈfaːbə]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Far‧be

Noun

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Farbe f (genitive Farbe, plural Farben)

  1. colour
  2. paint
  3. dye, colourant for hair
  4. suit (playing cards)
  5. (heraldry) tincture

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Belarusian: фарба (farba)
  • Hungarian: farba
  • Macedonian: фарба (farba)
  • Polish: farba
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: фарба
    Latin script: farba
  • Slovak: farba
  • Slovene: farba
  • Ukrainian: фарба (farba)

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Colors in German · Farben (layout · text)
     Weiß      Grau      Schwarz
             Rot (Purpur)              Orange; Braun              Gelb; Creme, Ocker
             Grün (Hellgrün, Neongrün)              Grün (Dunkelgrün)             
             Türkis (Cyan, Meeresgrün)              Blau (Hellblau, Azurblau)              Blau (Dunkelblau)
             Lila, Violett (Blasslila, Altrosa)              Lila, Violett (Magenta, Purpur)              Rosa; Pink

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