"blauw" meaning in Dutch

See blauw in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /blɑu̯/ Audio: Nl-blauw.ogg
Rhymes: -ɑu̯ Etymology: From Middle Dutch blau, blauwe, from Old Dutch *blāo, from Proto-West Germanic *blāu, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz. Doublet of bleu. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|blau}} Middle Dutch blau, {{inh|nl|odt|*blāo}} Old Dutch *blāo, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*blāu}} Proto-West Germanic *blāu, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*blēwaz}} Proto-Germanic *blēwaz, {{doublet|nl|bleu}} Doublet of bleu Head templates: {{nl-adj}} blauw (comparative blauwer, superlative blauwst) Inflection templates: {{nl-decl-adj}} Forms: blauwer [comparative], blauwst [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], blauw [adverbial, positive, predicative], blauwer [adverbial, comparative, predicative], het blauwst [adverbial, predicative, superlative], het blauwste [adverbial, predicative, superlative], blauwe [feminine, indefinite, masculine, positive, singular], blauwere [comparative, feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular], blauwste [feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular, superlative], blauw [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], blauwer [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], blauwste [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], blauwe [indefinite, plural, positive], blauwere [comparative, indefinite, plural], blauwste [indefinite, plural, superlative], blauwe [definite, positive], blauwere [comparative, definite], blauwste [definite, superlative], blauws [partitive, positive], blauwers [comparative, partitive], - [partitive, superlative], blouw [alternative, misspelling], blaauw [alternative]
  1. blue
    Sense id: en-blauw-nl-adj-Fkd2iMDg
  2. visibly bruised
    Sense id: en-blauw-nl-adj-jv7D3Nns Categories (other): Dutch terms with collocations, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 1 56 21 1 2 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 0 57 17 0 4 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 57 15 0 2 25
  3. (ecology) pertaining to aquatic nature
    Sense id: en-blauw-nl-adj-ZR01OAAI Categories (other): Ecology Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences
  4. (slang) drunk Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-blauw-nl-adj-Bbi3nupQ Categories (other): Drinking Disambiguation of Drinking: 4 19 11 56 4 5

Noun

IPA: /blɑu̯/ Audio: Nl-blauw.ogg Forms: blauwen [plural], blauwtje [diminutive, neuter], blouw [alternative, misspelling], blaauw [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɑu̯ Etymology: From Middle Dutch blau, blauwe, from Old Dutch *blāo, from Proto-West Germanic *blāu, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz. Doublet of bleu. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|blau}} Middle Dutch blau, {{inh|nl|odt|*blāo}} Old Dutch *blāo, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*blāu}} Proto-West Germanic *blāu, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*blēwaz}} Proto-Germanic *blēwaz, {{doublet|nl|bleu}} Doublet of bleu Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-en|+}} blauw n (plural blauwen, diminutive blauwtje n)
  1. the colour blue Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-blauw-nl-noun-n1lfMy~w
  2. police (especially in the phrase: blauw op straat (“police on the street”)) Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-blauw-nl-noun-cXEs8tgi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: azuurblauw, blauw oog, blauwachtig, blauwalg, blauwbaard, blauwbekken, blauwblauw, blauwboek, blauwbok, blauwborstje, blauwdruk, blauwe, blauwe bremraap, blauwe draak, blauwe ekster, blauwe gaai, blauwe haarkwal, blauwe kiekendief, blauwe klauwier, blauwe knoop, Blauwe Nijl, Blauwe Planeet, blauwe plek, Blauwe Rivier, blauwe zeedistel, blauwe zegge, blauweregen, blauwgeel, blauwheid, blauwhelm, blauwkeelara, blauwkeeltje, blauwkopara, blauwmaanzaad, blauwmees, blauwoogkaketoe, blauwsel, blauwtipje, blauwtje, blauwverschuiving, blauwverver, blauwvleugeltaling, blauwvoet, bont en blauw, donkerblauw, grijsblauw, groenblauw, helblauw, hemelblauw, hemelsblauw, kobaltblauw, koningsblauw, lichtblauw, marineblauw, opaalblauw, paarsblauw, Pruisisch blauw, purperblauw, saffierblauw, staalblauw, van de blauwe knoop zijn, violetblauw

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "azuurblauw"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "blauw oog"
    },
    {
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      "word": "blauwachtig"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "blauwalg"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "blauwbaard"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "blauwbekken"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "blauwblauw"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "blauwboek"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "blauwbok"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "blauwborstje"
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    {
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "blauwe"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "blauwe bremraap"
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    {
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      "word": "blauwe draak"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "blauwe ekster"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "blauwe gaai"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "blauwe haarkwal"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "blauwe kiekendief"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "blauwe klauwier"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "blauwe knoop"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Blauwe Nijl"
    },
    {
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      "word": "Blauwe Planeet"
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    {
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      "word": "blauwe plek"
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    {
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      "word": "Blauwe Rivier"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "blauwe zeedistel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "blauwe zegge"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "blauweregen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "blauwgeel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "blauwheid"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "blauwhelm"
    },
    {
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      "word": "blauwkeelara"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "blauwkeeltje"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "blauwkopara"
    },
    {
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      "word": "blauwmaanzaad"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "blauwmees"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "blauwoogkaketoe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "blauwsel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "blauwtipje"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "blauwtje"
    },
    {
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      "word": "blauwverschuiving"
    },
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      "word": "blauwverver"
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      "word": "blauwvleugeltaling"
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      "word": "blauwvoet"
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      "word": "bont en blauw"
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      "word": "groenblauw"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "helblauw"
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      "word": "hemelblauw"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "hemelsblauw"
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      "word": "kobaltblauw"
    },
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      "word": "koningsblauw"
    },
    {
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      "word": "lichtblauw"
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      "word": "marineblauw"
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      "word": "opaalblauw"
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    {
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      "word": "paarsblauw"
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      "word": "Pruisisch blauw"
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      "word": "staalblauw"
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      "word": "violetblauw"
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      "word": "blau"
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    {
      "lang": "Negerhollands",
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      "word": "bláu"
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      "lang_code": "id",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
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      "word": "belau"
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    {
      "lang": "Papiamentu",
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      "raw_tags": [
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      "word": "blou"
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    {
      "lang": "Papiamentu",
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        "3": "*blēwaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *blēwaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "bleu"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of bleu",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch blau, blauwe, from Old Dutch *blāo, from Proto-West Germanic *blāu, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz. Doublet of bleu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "blauwen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blauwtje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blouw",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "misspelling"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blaauw",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "-en",
        "3": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "blauw n (plural blauwen, diminutive blauwtje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "blauw"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the colour blue"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "blue",
          "blue"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "police (especially in the phrase: blauw op straat (“police on the street”))"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "blauw op straat",
          "blauw op straat#Dutch"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/blɑu̯/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-blauw.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b1/Nl-blauw.ogg/Nl-blauw.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/Nl-blauw.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑu̯"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Blauw"
    }
  ],
  "word": "blauw"
}

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