blo

See also: blø and blo'

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German blāo, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /blo/, [bloː]
    • Rhymes: -oː
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Adjective

blo (masculine bloen, neuter blot, comparative méi blo, superlative am bloosten)

  1. blue

Declension
declension of blo
number and gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative hien ass blo si ass blo et ass blo si si(nn) blo
without article nominative/accusative bloen blo blot blo
dative bloem bloer bloem bloen
with article nominative/accusative bloen blo blot blo
dative bloen bloer bloen bloen

See also
Colors in Luxembourgish · Faarwen (layout · text)
     wäiss      gro      schwaarz
             rout              orange ; brong              giel
                          gréng             
                          himmelblo              blo
             violett ; indigo              magenta ; mof              rosa

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse blá, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /blɔː/
  • Rhymes: -ɔː

Noun

blo (uncountable)

  1. bruise
  2. blueness

Descendants

References

Adjective

blo

  1. bruised, injured, visibly hurt
  2. bluish, greyish
  3. dark-skinned
  4. upset, sad

Descendants

References

See also
Colors in Middle English · coloures, hewes (layout · text)
     whit      grey, hor      blak
             red ; cremesyn, gernet              citrine, aumbre ; broun, tawne              yelow, dorry ; canevas
             grasgrene              grene             
             plunket ; ewage              asure, livid              blewe, blo, pers
             violet ; inde              rose, murrey ; purpel              claret

Neapolitan

Alternative forms

Noun

blo m

  1. blue

Pijin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English belong

Preposition

blo

  1. Of; belonging to.

Romansch

Alternative forms
  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Vallader) blau
  • (Puter) blov

Etymology

From a Germanic language, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz.

Adjective

blo m (feminine singular blava, masculine plural blos, feminine plural blavas)

  1. (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) blue

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse blóð, from Proto-Germanic *blōþą (“blood”). Akin to English blood.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɽuː/, /bɽouː/

Noun

blo m

  1. blood

Derived terms
  • bloblämm
  • bloegel
  • bloferel
  • blojera
  • blopallt
  • bloskål
  • bloförjifft
  • bloar
  • bloluppi
  • nesablo
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