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Etymology edit

jord (earth, soil) +‎ färg (colour, paint), used in Swedish since 1728, cognate with Danish jordfarve, German Erdfarbe

Noun edit

jordfärg c

  1. earth colour; colour similar to soil
  2. earth colour, clay earth pigment; paint made from earth
    De viktigaste jordfärgerna ockrorna - järnoxidhydrat - delas in i gula och rödaktiga ockror
    The most important clay earth pigments, the ochres - hydrated iron oxide - consist of yellow and red ochres
    Alla vanliga mineral- och jordfärger förekomma i handeln oljerifna med degaktig konsistens.
    All common mineral and clay earth pigments are sold commercially mixed with oil in a dough-like consistency.

Declension edit

Declension of jordfärg 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative jordfärg jordfärgen jordfärger jordfärgerna
Genitive jordfärgs jordfärgens jordfärgers jordfärgernas

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