German edit

Etymology edit

Farbe (colour) +‎ -ig

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈfaʁ.bɪç/, [ˈfaɐ̯.bɪç] (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈfaʁ.bɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: far‧big

Adjective edit

farbig (strong nominative masculine singular farbiger, comparative farbiger, superlative am farbigsten)

  1. colored
    Synonym: bunt
  2. (dated) colored (of skin color other than white)
  3. chromatic

Usage notes edit

The use of farbig in the sense “of skin color other than white; black” is problematic and should be avoided.[1]

Declension edit

Hyponyms edit

(colored, relating to skin color):

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ farbig” in Duden online

Further reading edit

  • farbig” in Duden online
  • farbig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache