bláur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse blár, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz, whence also Old English bleow, blāw, Old High German blāo (German blau).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplɔɑːvʊɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɔɑːvʊɹ

Adjective

bláur (comparative bláari, superlative bláastur)

1. blue

Declension

bláur a17
Singular (eintal)	m (kallkyn)	f (kvennkyn)	n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall)	bláur	blá	blátt
Accusative (hvønnfall)	bláan	bláa
Dative (hvørjumfall)	bláum	bláari	bláum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(blás)	(bláar)	(blás)
Plural (fleirtal)	m (kallkyn)	f (kvennkyn)	n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall)	bláir	bláar	blá
Accusative (hvønnfall)	bláar
Dative (hvørjumfall)	bláum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(bláa)

Weak adjectival inflection of bláur
Singular (eintal)	m	f	n
Nominative (hvørfall)	blái	bláa	bláa
Accusative (hvønnfall)	bláa	bláu
Dative (hvørjumfall)
Genitive (hvørsfall)
Plural (fleirtal)	m	f	n
Nominative (hvørfall)	bláu
Accusative (hvønnfall)
Dative (hvørjumfall)
Genitive (hvørsfall)

Derived terms

• blágráur (“bluish-grey, slate blue”, adjective)
• blágrønur (“blue-green”, adjective)
• dimmbláur, myrkabláur (“dark blue”, adjective)
• ljósabláur (“light blue”, adjective)
• silvurbláur
• viólbláur

 

Related terms

• brúnur (“brown”, adjective)
• gráur (“grey”, adjective)
• grønur (“green”, adjective)
• gulur (“yellow”, adjective)
• hvítur (“white”, adjective)
• litur m (“colour”)
• reyður (“red”, adjective)
• svartur (“black”, adjective)