Noun
das Blau
Pronunciation: [blaʊ̯]
the colour blue (as a whole)
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plural Blau
Meanings
Noun
- the colour blue (as a whole)
- a particular tone of blue
- azure; blue in heraldry
- a vast blue area, especially:
Example sentence
Das Blau des Himmels spiegelte sich im See.
The blue of the sky was reflected in the lake.
Word forms
singular
das Blau
plural
die Blau
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Blau
Accusativedas Blau
Dativedem Blau
Genitivedes Blaus
Plural
Nominativedie Blau
Accusativedie Blau
Dativeden Blau
Genitiveder Blau
Usage
- ein kräftiges Blau — The colour noun is neuter and capitalised.
- blau / Blau — The adjective is lowercase; the colour as a noun has a capital B.
Das Blau der Tür passt gut zu den weißen Wänden.
The blue of the door goes well with the white walls.