μπλε μαρέν
Greek edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from French bleu marine, pronounced as marin.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
μπλε μαρέν • (ble marén) (indeclinable)
- of navy blue color/colour
Noun edit
μπλε μαρέν • (ble marén) n (indeclinable)
- (color) navy blue (the color/colour)
Synonyms edit
Coordinate terms edit
- see: μπλε (ble, “blue”) for other shades of blue.
Derived terms edit
- κάνω μπλε μαρέν (káno ble marén, “make [someone] navy blue [by hitting]”)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- μπλε μαρέν - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christiko lexiko tis Neoellhnikis Glossas) [A Practical dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek) Athens: Academy of Athens. (online since 2023 - abbreviations - symbols)
- μπλε - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.