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blauw.

blue

5 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/blɑu̯/

  1. blue

    De lucht is vandaag zo blauw en helder.
    Ze droeg een blauw jurkje op het feest.

  2. visibly bruised

    blauw oog
    blauwe plek

  3. pertaining to aquatic nature

  4. drunk

    slang
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch blau, blauwe, from Old Dutch *blāo, from Proto-West Germanic *blāu, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz. Doublet of bleu.

noun/blɑu̯/

  1. the colour blue

    neuter

  2. police (especially in the phrase: blauw op straat (“police on the street”))

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch blau, blauwe, from Old Dutch *blāo, from Proto-West Germanic *blāu, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz. Doublet of bleu.

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