adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
blāvus
blāvus (feminine blāva, neuter blāvum)
Meaning
- Late Latinadjectiveblue
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | blāvus | blāva blāvea | blāvum blāveum |
| genitive | blāvī blāveī | blāvae blāveae | blāvī blāveī |
| dative | blāvō blāveō | blāvae blāveae | blāvō blāveō |
| accusative | blāvum blāveum | blāvam blāveam | blāvum blāveum |
| ablative | blāvō blāveō | blāvā blāveā | blāvō blāveō |
| vocative | blāve blāvee | blāva blāvea | blāvum blāveum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | blāvī blāveī | blāvae blāveae | blāva blāvea |
| genitive | blāvōrum blāveōrum | blāvārum blāveārum | blāvōrum blāveōrum |
| dative | blāvīs blāveīs | blāvīs blāveīs | blāvīs blāveīs |
| accusative | blāvōs blāveōs | blāvās blāveās | blāva blāvea |
| ablative | blāvīs blāveīs | blāvīs blāveīs | blāvīs blāveīs |
| vocative | blāvī blāveī | blāvae blāveae | blāva blāvea |
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
- Latinblāvus
Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁wos Proto-Germanic *blēwaz Proto-West Germanic *blāubor. Latin blāvus Borrowed from a descendant of Proto-Germanic *blēwaz (“blue”). First attested in Isidore of Seville.
Southern Gallo-Romance
- Catalanblau
- Catalanblava
- Occitanblau
- Occitanblava
Northern Gallo-Romance
- Frenchbleufrom Old French bloe
- Italianblufrom Old French bloe
- Englishbluefrom Old French bloe
- Bourguignonblieufrom Old French bloe
- Champenoisbieufrom Old French bloe
- Haitian Creoleblefrom Old French bloe
- Louisiana Creolebléfrom Old French bloe
- Louisiana Creoleblefrom Old French bloe
- Mauritian Creoleblefrom Old French bloe
- Réunion Creole Frenchbléfrom Old French bloe
Ibero-Romance
- Portugueseblao
- Portugueseblau
- Old Spanishblavo
Italo-Romance
- Italianbiavo
Padanian
- Romanshblau
- Romanshblo
- Romanshblov
- Venetanbiavo