farve
See also: Farve
Danish
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Etymology
editFrom 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
editIPA(key): /ˈfɑːvə/, [ˈfɑ̈ːʋə], [ˈfɑ̈ːʊ]
Noun
editfarve c (singular definite farven, plural indefinite farver)
Inflection
editDeclension of farve
See also
edithvid | grå | sort |
rød; højrød | orange; brun | gul; flødefarvet |
lime | grøn | |
cyan; turkis | azurblå | blå |
violet; indigo | magenta; lilla | lyserød |
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hjerter | ruder | spar | klør |
Verb
editfarve (past tense farvede, past participle farvet)
References
edit- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.) (Entry: “farfi”)