bleu

== Albanian == === Verb === bleu third-person singular aorist indicative of blej == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle French bleu. Doublet of blauw. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === bleu (comparative bleuer, superlative bleust) timid, shy Synonyms: beschroomd, bedeesd, schroomvallig, schuchter, schuw, timide, verlegen ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French bleu, from Old French blöe, bleve, blef, bleu (“blue”), from Late Latin blāvus, from Frankish *blāu (“blue”), from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz (“blue”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰléh₁-, *bʰlh₁-, *bʰleh₁- (“yellow, grey, blue”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to shine”). Cognate with Old High German blāo (“blue”) (German blau), Dutch blauw (“blue”), Old English blāw (“blue”). More at blue. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /blø/ Homophones: bleue, bleus, bleues === Adjective === bleu (feminine bleue, masculine plural bleus, feminine plural bleues) blue Le ciel est bleu. ― The sky is blue. (of meat) very rare, underdone === Noun === bleu m (plural bleus) the color blue blue cheese Le bleu ressemble au roquefort ― Blue cheese looks like Roquefort rookie, new recruit, raw recruit Ce soldat est un vrai bleu ― This soldier is a real rookie bruise Synonyms: ecchymose, contusion Il est tombé, et maintenant il a un bleu ― He fell over and now he has a bruise (billiards, snooker) billiard chalk Synonym: craie (dated) a lightweight letter format intended for pneumatic delivery and later for airmail (Canada) a supporter of the Conservative Party (US) a supporter of the Democratic Party ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: ble → Greek: μπλε (ble) → Italian: blu → Ladino: blö Louisiana Creole: blé, ble === See also === turquoise outremer === Further reading === “bleu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from French bleu (“blue”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /blø/ Rhymes: -øː === Adjective === bleu (indeclinable) light blue == Ligurian == === Etymology === From Frankish *blāu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bløː/ === Noun === bleu m (invariable) blue (color) === Adjective === bleu blue No gh'ò ciù de lâpi bleu. ― I don't have any more blue pencils. == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French blöe, bleve, blef (“blue”), from Late Latin blāvus, from Frankish *blāu (“blue”), from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz (“blue”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁- (“yellow, grey, blue”), from *bʰel- (“to shine”). Cognate with Old High German blāo (“blue”) (German blau), Dutch blauw (“blue”), Old English blāw (“blue”). More at blue. === Adjective === bleu m (feminine singular bleue, masculine plural bleus, feminine plural bleues) blue === Noun === bleu m (plural bleus) blue ==== Descendants ==== French: bleuHaitian Creole: ble→ Greek: μπλε (ble)→ Italian: blu→ Ladino: blöLouisiana Creole: blé, ble → Dutch: bleu == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French bleu (“blue”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /blø/ === Adjective === bleu m or f or n (indeclinable) light blue ==== Declension ==== === Noun === bleu n (plural bleu-uri) light blue ==== Declension ==== === See also === albastru === See also ===