värv

See also: varv

Estonian

Etymology

From Middle Low German verwe, varwe. Compare Finnish väri, Swedish färg, Norwegian farge, Danish farve, Dutch verf and German Farbe. All derived from Proto-Germanic *farwō, from Proto-Indo-European *per-, *perḱ- (motley, coloured). Distant cognate with Latin pulcher (beauty).

Noun

värv (genitive värvi, partitive värvi)

  1. color/colour
  2. paint (liquid)

Inflection

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • värvifilm
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