farve
See also: Farve
Danish
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Etymology
Older Danish 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”).
Noun
farve c (singular definite farven, plural indefinite farver)
- color (US), colour (UK)
- color, human skin tone
- dye, colourant used for hair
Inflection
Declension of farve
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | farve | farven | farver | farverne |
genitive | farves | farvens | farvers | farvernes |
See also
Colors in Danish · farver (layout · text) | ||||
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hvid | grå | sort | ||
rød ; højrød | orange ; brun | gul ; flødefarvet | ||
lime | grøn | |||
cyan ; turkis | azurblå | blå | ||
violet ; indigo | magenta ; lilla | lyserød |
Suits in Danish · farven, kulører (layout · text) | |||
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hjerter ♥ | ruder ♦ | spar ♠ | klør ♣ |
Verb
farve
- colour
- colour, influence, affect
References
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Entry: “farfi”)