"blå" meaning in Swedish

See blå in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /bloː/, [bl̪oə̯] Audio: Sv-blå.ogg [Gotland]
Rhymes: -oː Etymology: From Old Norse blár (“blue”), from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz (“blue”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|non|blár||blue}} Old Norse blár (“blue”), {{inh|sv|gem-pro|*blēwaz||blue}} Proto-Germanic *blēwaz (“blue”) Head templates: {{head|sv|adjective|||comparative|blåare|superlative|blåast||f2accel-form=comparative|f3accel-form=superlative|head=|sort=}} blå (comparative blåare, superlative blåast), {{sv-adj}} blå (comparative blåare, superlative blåast) Forms: blåare [comparative], blåast [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], blå [error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, positive], blåare [comparative, error-unrecognized-form, indefinite], blåast [error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, superlative], blått [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], blåare [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], blåast [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], blå [indefinite, plural, positive], blåa [indefinite, plural, positive], blåare [comparative, indefinite, plural], blåast [indefinite, plural, superlative], blå [archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, positive], blåa [archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, positive], blåare [archaic, comparative, indefinite, masculine, plural], blåast [archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, superlative], blå [definite, masculine, positive, singular], blåe [definite, masculine, positive, singular], blåare [comparative, definite, masculine, singular], blåaste [definite, masculine, singular, superlative], blå [definite, error-unrecognized-form, positive], blåa [definite, error-unrecognized-form, positive], blåare [comparative, definite, error-unrecognized-form], blåare [definite, error-unrecognized-form, superlative]
  1. blue
    Sense id: en-blå-sv-adj-Fkd2iMDg Categories (other): Blues Disambiguation of Blues: 100 0
  2. (politics) of or pertaining to conservatives or liberals in European politics
    Sense id: en-blå-sv-adj-oFowypzs Categories (other): Politics, Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Topics: government, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: azurblå, babyblå, berlinerblå, blixtblå, blyblå, blåblodig, blåbär, blågrå, blågrön, blågul, blåhaj, blåklintsblå, blåmärke, blåräv, blåstrumpa, blåtira, blåträ, blått, blåval, blåved, blåvinge, blåögd, cyanblå, dalablå, dimblå, djupblå, duvblå, gul och blå, havsblå, himmelsblå, i det blå, isblå, klarblå, knallblå, koboltblå, kornblå, marinblå, mörkblå, stålblå, åskblå, ärliga blå ögon

Inflected forms

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        "definite",
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blåare",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "comparative",
        "6": "blåare",
        "7": "superlative",
        "8": "blåast",
        "9": "",
        "f2accel-form": "comparative",
        "f3accel-form": "superlative",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "blå (comparative blåare, superlative blåast)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "blå (comparative blåare, superlative blåast)",
      "name": "sv-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              4
            ],
            [
              5,
              9
            ]
          ],
          "english": "blue blueberries",
          "text": "blå(a) blåbär [see the declension table]",
          "translation": "blue blueberries",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "blue"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "blue",
          "blue"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "sv:Politics"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "of or pertaining to conservatives or liberals in European politics"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "politics",
          "politics"
        ],
        [
          "conservative",
          "conservative"
        ],
        [
          "liberal",
          "liberal"
        ],
        [
          "European",
          "European"
        ],
        [
          "politic",
          "politic"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(politics) of or pertaining to conservatives or liberals in European politics"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "politics"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bloː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bl̪oə̯]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Sv-blå.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/4d/Sv-bl%C3%A5.ogg/Sv-bl%C3%A5.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/Sv-bl%C3%A5.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Gotland"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oː"
    }
  ],
  "word": "blå"
}

Download raw JSONL data for blå meaning in Swedish (5.7kB)

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  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'common singular'",
  "path": [
    "blå"
  ],
  "section": "Swedish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "blå",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'all'",
  "path": [
    "blå"
  ],
  "section": "Swedish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "blå",
  "trace": ""
}

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