azul

Aragonese

Etymology

From Arabic لَازُوَرْد (lāzuward, lapis lazuli), from Persian لاجورد (lâjvard, lapis lazuli).

Adjective

azul m sg (feminine singular azul)

  1. blue

Asturian

Etymology

From Arabic لَازُوَرْد (lāzuward, lapis lazuli), from Persian لاجورد (lâjvard, lapis lazuli).

Adjective

azul

  1. blue

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese azur (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Old French azur, from Arabic لَازُوَرْد (lāzuward, lapis lazuli), from Persian لاجورد (lâjvard, lapis lazuli).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈθul/, (western) /aˈsul/

Adjective

azul m or f (plural azuis)

  1. blue (colour)

Inflection

The plural may also be azules.

Derived terms

Noun

azul m (plural azuis)

  1. (countable and uncountable) blue (colour)
    • 1370, R. Lorenzo (ed.), Crónica troiana. A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 308:
      rreluzíã cõtra o ssol os escudos, que erã pintados de ouro et de azur
      the shields, painted in gold and blue, glittered against the sun

See also

Colors in Galician · cores (layout · text)
     branco      gris      negro
             vermello ; carmín              laranxa ; castaño, marrón              amarelo ; crema
             verde lima              verde              menta ; verde escuro
             ciano ; azul verdoso              cerúleo              azul
             violeta ; anil              maxenta ; púrpura              rosa

References

  • azur” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
  • azur” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • azul” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • azul” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • azul” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese azul. Cognates with Kabuverdianu azul.

Adjective

azul

  1. blue

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese azul.

Adjective

azul

  1. blue

Leonese

Etymology

Adjective

azul (plural azules)

  1. blue

References


Portuguese

azul

Etymology

From Old Portuguese azur (blue), from Arabic لَازُوَرْد (lāzuward, lapis lazuli), from Persian لاجورد (lâjvard, lapis lazuli). Doublet of azur, from French.

Compare with Galician azul (blue), Spanish azul (blue), French azur (azure), Italian azzurro (blue) and English azure.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ˈzuɫ/
  • (Fluminense, brasiliense, florianopolitano, capixaba) IPA(key): /ɐ.ˈzuw/
  • (Brazilian standard, most dialects) IPA(key): /a.ˈzuw/
  • (Brazil-Uruguay frontier Riverense Portuñol and gaúcho da pampa) IPA(key): /a.ˈzul/
  • Hyphenation: a‧zul

Adjective

azul m or f (plural azuis, comparable)

  1. blue

Noun

azul m (plural azuis)

  1. blue

See also

Colors in Portuguese · cores (layout · text)
     branco      cinza,
cinzento
     preto
             vermelho,
encarnado ; carmim
             laranja,
cor-de-laranja ; castanho,
marrom
             amarelo ; creme
             verde-limão              verde             
             ciano ; azul-petróleo              azul céu              azul
             violeta ; índigo,
anil
             magenta ; roxo              rosa,
cor-de-rosa

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Spanish azur, from Arabic لَازُوَرْد (lāzuward, lapis lazuli), from Persian لاجورد (lâjvard, lapis lazuli). Doublet of azur, from French.

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /aˈθul/
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /aˈsul/

Adjective

azul (plural azules)

  1. blue

Noun

azul m (plural azules)

  1. blue

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

See also

Colors in Spanish · colores (layout · text)
     blanco      gris      negro
             rojo ; carmín, carmesí              naranja, anaranjado ; marrón              amarillo ; crema
             lima              verde             
             cian ; azul-petróleo              azur              azul
             violeta ; añil, índigo              magenta ; morado, púrpura              rosa

Further reading

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