bleu

French

Etymology

From Middle French bleu, from Old French blöe, bleve, blef (“blue”), from Frankish *blāo (“blue”), from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz (“blue”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰléh₁-, *bʰlh₁-, *bʰleh₁- (“yellow, grey, blue”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to shine”). Cognate with Old High German blāo (“blue”) (German blau), Dutch blauw (“blue”), Old English blāw (“blue”). More at blue.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /blø/
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Adjective

bleu (feminine singular bleue, masculine plural bleus, feminine plural bleues)

  1. blue
    Le ciel est bleu. ― The sky is blue.
  2. (of meat) very rare, underdone

Noun

bleu m (plural bleus)

  1. the color blue
  2. blue cheese
    Le bleu ressemble au roquefort ― Blue cheese looks like Roquefort
  3. rookie, new recruit, raw recruit
    Ce soldat est un vrai bleu ― This soldier is a real rookie
  4. bruise
    Il est tombé, et maintenant il a un bleu ― He fell over and now he has a bruise
  5. (billiards, snooker) billiard chalk
  6. (Canada) a supporter of the Conservative Party

Synonyms

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • bleu marin
  • bleu roi
  • bleuté
  • bleu vert

Descendants

See also
Colors in French · couleurs (layout · text)
     blanc      gris      noir
             rouge ; cramoisi              orange ; brun              jaune ; crème
             vert citron              vert             
             cyan ; bleu canard              azur              bleu
             violet ; indigo              magenta ; pourpre              rose

Further reading

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French bleu (“blue”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /blø/
  • Audio(file)

Adjective

bleu

  1. light blue

Ligurian

Etymology

From Low Frankish *blāo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bløː/

Noun

bleu m (invariable)

  1. blue (color)

Adjective

bleu (invariable)

  1. blue
    No gh'ò ciù de lâpi bleu. ― I don't have any more blue pencils.

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French blöe, bleve, blef (“blue”), from Low Frankish *blāo (“blue”), from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz (“blue”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhlēw-, *bhlāw- (“yellow, grey, blue”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhel- (“to shine”). Cognate with Old High German blāo (“blue”) (German blau), Dutch blauw (“blue”), Old English blāw (“blue”). More at blue.

Adjective

bleu m (feminine singular bleue, masculine plural bleus, feminine plural bleues)

  1. blue

Noun

bleu m (plural bleus)

  1. blue

Descendants

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French bleu (“blue”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /blø/

Adjective

bleu m or f or n (invariable)

  1. light blue

Declension
declension of bleu (invariable)
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative		 indefinite bleu bleu bleu bleu
definite — — — —
genitive/
dative		 indefinite bleu bleu bleu bleu
definite — — — —

Noun

bleu n (plural bleu-uri)

  1. light blue

Declension
declension of bleu
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) bleu bleu-ul (niște) bleu-uri bleu-urile
genitive/dative (unui) bleu bleu-ului (unor) bleu-uri bleu-urilor
vocative bleu-ule bleu-urilor

See also
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