noun#5,024 by frequency
das Blau
[blaʊ̯]
the colour blue; a particular tone of blue
- genitive
- des Blaus
- plural
- die Blau
Meanings
- 1
the colour blue — as a whole
Mir gefällt die Farbe Blau.
I like the color blue.
Tatoeba · mhr · CC BY 2.0 FR
Was denkst du: ist das blau oder grün?
What do you think? Is it blue or green?
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
a particular tone of blue
- 3
a particular tone of blue; azure; blue in heraldryrare
- 4
the sky — a vast blue area, especiallyrare
- 5
the sea — a vast blue area, especiallyrare
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dasBlau | dieBlau |
| accusative | dasBlau | dieBlau |
| dative | demBlau | denBlaun |
| genitive | desBlaus | derBlau |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.