*blēwaz
Runic: ᛒᛚᛖᚹᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈblɛː.wɑz/adjective · a-stem
Meanings
- blue
- a dark bluish or grey color, black
Etymology
From pre-Germanic *bʰleh₁-w-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁- (‘blue, gray, yellow’). (Kroonen 2013) reconstructs an ablauting u-stem, *bʰléh₁-u-s ~ *bʰl̥h₁-w-ó-s, in order to reconcile the vowels of the Proto-Germanic word with Latin flāvus (‘blond, yellow’), which is likely cognate; compare also Proto-Celtic *blāwos (‘yellow’). It is uncertain whether this root is related to Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (‘to blaze; glow; bright flame; white’).
Declension
Strong declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | blēwaz | blēwō | blēwą, -atō | blēwai | blēwôz | blēwō |
| Acc. | blēwanǭ | blēwǭ | blēwą, -atō | blēwanz | blēwōz | blēwō |
| Gen. | blēwas, -is | blēwaizōz | blēwas, -is | blēwaizǫ̂ | blēwaizǫ̂ | blēwaizǫ̂ |
| Dat. | blēwammai | blēwaizōi | blēwammai | blēwaimaz | blēwaimaz | blēwaimaz |
| Inst. | blēwanō | blēwaizō | blēwanō | blēwaimiz | blēwaimiz | blēwaimiz |
Weak declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | blēwô | blēwǭ | blēwô | blēwaniz | blēwōniz | blēwōnō |
| Acc. | blēwanų | blēwōnų | blēwô | blēwanunz | blēwōnunz | blēwōnō |
| Gen. | blēwiniz | blēwōniz | blēwiniz | blēwanǫ̂ | blēwōnǫ̂ | blēwanǫ̂ |
| Dat. | blēwini | blēwōni | blēwini | blēwammaz | blēwōmaz | blēwammaz |
| Inst. | blēwinē | blēwōnē | blēwinē | blēwammiz | blēwōmiz | blēwammiz |
Descendants
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*blāu (Proto-West Germanic)
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*blāo (Old Dutch)
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blau, blauwe (Middle Dutch)
- blów (Limburgish)
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blau, blauwe (Middle Dutch)
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*blāo (Old Dutch)
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*blāu (Proto-West Germanic)
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*blāo (Old Dutch)
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blau, blauwe (Middle Dutch)
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blauw, blouw, blaauw (Dutch)
- blou (Afrikaans)
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blauw, blouw, blaauw (Dutch)
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blau, blauwe (Middle Dutch)
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*blāo (Old Dutch)
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*blāu (Proto-West Germanic)
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blāw, *blǣw (Old English)
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blo, bla, bloo, bloe (Middle English)
- blue (English)
- blae, blaw, bla, blea, ble (Scots)
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blo, bla, bloo, bloe (Middle English)
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blāw, *blǣw (Old English)
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*blāu (Proto-West Germanic)
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blāu, blāw (Old Frisian)
- bla, blö (North Frisian)
- blau (Saterland Frisian)
- blau (West Frisian)
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blāu, blāw (Old Frisian)
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*blāu (Proto-West Germanic)
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blāo, plāo (Old High German)
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blā (Middle High German)
- blaaw (Alemannic German)
- blau (German)
- błöw (Vilamovian)
- בלאָ (blo), בלוי (bloy) (Yiddish)
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blā (Middle High German)
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blāo, plāo (Old High German)
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*blāu (Proto-West Germanic)
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blāo, plāo (Old High German)
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blā (Middle High German)
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bloo, blau (Central Franconian)
- blo (Luxembourgish)
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bloo, blau (Central Franconian)
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blā (Middle High German)
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blāo, plāo (Old High German)
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*blāu (Proto-West Germanic)
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blāo, plāo (Old High German)
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blā (Middle High German)
- bloh (Pennsylvania German)
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blā (Middle High German)
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blāo, plāo (Old High German)
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*blāu (Proto-West Germanic)
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blāo, blāu (Old Saxon)
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blâ, blâw, blauwe (Middle Low German)
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blau, blaag, bloe (Low German)
- blauw (Dutch Low Saxon)
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blau, blaag, bloe (Low German)
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blâ, blâw, blauwe (Middle Low German)
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blāo, blāu (Old Saxon)
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*blāu (Proto-West Germanic)
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blāo, blāu (Old Saxon)
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blâ, blâw, blauwe (Middle Low German)
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blau, blaag, bloe (Low German)
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blaag, blag, blau, blaug, blo', blao (Low German)
- bleiw (Plautdietsch)
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blaag, blag, blau, blaug, blo', blao (Low German)
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blau, blaag, bloe (Low German)
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blâ, blâw, blauwe (Middle Low German)
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blāo, blāu (Old Saxon)
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blár (Old Norse)
- bláur (Faroese)
- blåar, blaar (Gutnish)
- blár (Icelandic)
- błá (Jamtish)
- blå (Norn)
- blå (Norwegian Bokmål)
- blå, blår, blår’e, blå’u (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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blár (Old Norse)
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bla, blaa, blo, bloo (Middle English)
- blae, bla (Scots)
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bla, blaa, blo, bloo (Middle English)
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blár (Old Norse)
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blā (Old Danish)
- blå (Danish)
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blā (Old Danish)
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blár (Old Norse)
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blār (Old Swedish)
- blå (Swedish)
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blār (Old Swedish)
- *plāvë (Proto-Samic)