Farbe

See also: färbe

German

Alternative forms
  • Färbe, Farb (dated; obsolete in formal prose)

Etymology

From Old High German farawa, from Proto-Germanic *farwō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfaʁbə/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈfaːbə/ (common, especially northern and central Germany)
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Noun

Farbe f (genitive Farbe, plural Farben)

  1. color; colour
  2. paint
  3. dye, colourant for hair
  4. suit (playing cards)
  5. (heraldry) tincture

Declension
Declension of Farbe
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Farbe die Farben
genitive einer der Farbe der Farben
dative einer der Farbe den Farben
accusative eine die Farbe die Farben
  • In obsolete usage the genitive and dative singular could take the form der Farben alternatively to der Farbe.

Derived terms


Descendants

See also
Colors in German · Farben (layout · text)
     Weiß      Grau      Schwarz
             Rot (Purpur)              Orange ; Braun              Gelb ; Creme, Ocker
             Grün (Hellgrün, Neongrün)              Grün (Dunkelgrün)             
             Türkis (Cyan, Meeresgrün)              Blau (Hellblau, Azurblau)              Blau (Dunkelblau)
             Lila, Violett (Blasslila, Altrosa)              Lila, Violett (Magenta, Purpur)              Rosa ; Pink

Further reading
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