blauw

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === blouw (misspelling) blaauw (before 1864) === Etymology === From Middle Dutch blau, blauwe, from Old Dutch *blāo, from Proto-West Germanic *blāu, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz. Doublet of bleu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /blɑu̯/ Hyphenation: blauw Rhymes: -ɑu̯ Homophone: Blauw === Adjective === blauw (comparative blauwer, superlative blauwst) 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. visibly bruised blauw oog ― black eye blauwe plek ― visible bruise bont en blauw ― battered and bruised, black and blue (ecology) pertaining to aquatic nature Coordinate terms: groen, groenblauw (slang) drunk ==== Declension ==== === Noun === blauw n (plural blauwen, diminutive blauwtje n) the colour blue police (especially in the phrase: blauw op straat (“police on the street”)) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: blou Berbice Creole Dutch: blau Jersey Dutch: blāu Negerhollands: blauw, blou, blau Petjo: blaoe, blauw, blauwe → Lokono: barautho → Caribbean Hindustani: bláu → Indonesian: belau → Papiamentu: blou, blaauw → Sranan Tongo: blaw Aukan: baaw → Caribbean Javanese: blau → Saramaccan: baáu → Warao: hebulau, jeburau === See also === == German == === Adjective === blauw (strong nominative masculine singular blauwer, comparative blauwer, superlative am blauwesten or am blauwsten) obsolete spelling of blau ==== Declension ====