See also: Farve

Danish edit

Etymology edit

From earlier farge, from Middle Low German varwe, verwe, from *Old Saxon farwi, *farawi (colour), from Proto-Germanic *farwō, from Proto-Indo-European *per-, *perḱ- (motley, coloured). Cognate with Old High German farawa (color) (German Farbe), Old High German faro (colored), Latin pulcher (beautiful, sheen), Ancient Greek περκνός (perknós, multicolored), Old Irish earc (spotted).

Pronunciation edit

IPA(key): /ˈfɑːvə/, [ˈfɑ̈ːʋə], [ˈfɑ̈ːʊ]

Noun edit

farve c (singular definite farven, plural indefinite farver)

  1. color (US), colour (UK)
  2. color, human skin tone
  3. dye, colourant used for hair

Inflection edit

See also edit

Colors in Danish · farver (layout · text)
     hvid      grå      sort
             rød; højrød              orange; brun              gul; flødefarvet
             lime              grøn             
             cyan; turkis              azurblå              blå
             violet; indigo              magenta; lilla              lyserød
Suits in Danish · farver, kulører (layout · text)
       
hjerter ruder spar klør

Verb edit

farve

  1. colour
  2. colour, influence, affect

References edit