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Farbe

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]
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  • 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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Declension of Farbe [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Farbe die Farben
genitive einer der Farbe, Farben1 der Farben
dative einer der Farbe, Farben1 den Farben
accusative eine die Farbe die Farben

1Obsolete.

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)

See also

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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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