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blau

adj · /blaʊ̯/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German blā (genitive blāwes), from Old High German blāo, from Proto-West Germanic *blāu, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz.

Translation

  1. blue (color/colour)
  2. drunk colloquial

    Wochenende, kleines Glück / Montag in den Trott zurück / Wochenende, große Schau / Man, Du bist schon reichlich blau

  3. bruised

    blauer Fleck

    bruise

    blaues Auge

    black eye

  4. poached without being descaled

Blau

noun · [blaʊ̯] ·
Etymology

From the adjective blau (“blue”).

Translation

  1. the colour blue (as a whole) neuter, strong, uncountable
  2. a particular tone of blue countable, neuter, strong
  3. a particular tone of blue; azure; blue in heraldry countable, neuter, strong
  4. a vast blue area, especially:; the sky neuter, strong

    Wir jagen mit tausend Sachen durch das weite Blau.

    We’re racing through the wide blue at 1000 km/h.

  5. a vast blue area, especially:; the sea neuter, strong

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Blau Blau
Accusative Blau Blau
Dative Blau Blau
Genitive Blaus Blau