Noun
die Couleur
Pronunciation: /kuˈløːɐ̯/
shade, kind, caliber
C2
rank #14,795
Meanings
Noun
- shade, kind, caliber
- headgear and ribbons traditionally worn by members of a particular Studentenverbindung
Example sentence
Politiker jeder Couleur waren an dem Abend da.
Politicians of every stripe were there that evening.
Word forms
Noun
singular
die Couleur
No common plural (geistige Prägung; Art).
Noun
singular
die Couleur
plural
die CouleursStudentenverbindung; Kartenspiel
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Couleur
Accusativedie Couleur
Dativeder Couleur
Genitiveder Couleur
Couleur has no common plural.
Usage
- Menschen verschiedener Couleur — people of different persuasions or kinds
- Couleur tragen — wear the colours of a student fraternity; a separate institutional use
Das Bündnis vereinte Gruppen ganz unterschiedlicher politischer Couleur.
The alliance united groups of very different political persuasions.