blao

Galician

Etymology

From Old High German blāo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈblaw/

Adjective

blao m or f (plural blaos)

  1. (heraldry) azure

Noun

blao m (plural blaos)

  1. (heraldry, obsolete) azure

References
  • “blao” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *blāu, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz, whence also Old English blāw, Old Norse blár.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈblaː.o/

Adjective

blāo

  1. blue

Descendants
  • Middle High German: blā
  • → Spanish: blao

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *blāu, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz, whence also Old English blāw, Old Norse blár.

Adjective

blāo (comparative blāworo, superlative blāwost)

  1. blue

Declension
Declension of blāo
Strong declension
gender masculine neuter feminine
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative blāo blāwe blāo blāwu blāo blāwe
accusative blāwana blāwe blāo blāwu blāwa blāwe
genitive blāwes blāwarō blāwes blāwarō blāwaro blāwarō
dative blāwumu blāwum blāwumu blāwum blāwaro blāwum
Weak declension
gender masculine neuter feminine
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative blāwo blāwu blāwa blāwu blāwa blāwu
accusative blāwun blāwun blāwa blāwun blāwun blāwun
genitive blāwun blāwonō blāwun blāwonō blāwun blāwonō
dative blāwun blāwum blāwun blāwum blāwun blāwum


Comparative forms of blāo (weak only)
gender masculine neuter feminine
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative blāworo blāworu blāwora blāworu blāwora blāworu
accusative blāworun blāworun blāwora blāworun blāworun blāworun
genitive blāworun blāworonō blāworun blāworonō blāworun blāworonō
dative blāworun blāworum blāworun blāworum blāworun blāworum


Superlative forms of blāo
Strong declension
gender masculine neuter feminine
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative blāwost blāwoste blāwost blāwoste blāwost blāwostu
accusative blāwostana blāwoste blāwost blāwoste blāwosta blāwostu
genitive blāwostes blāwostarō blāwostes blāwostarō blāwostaro blāwostarō
dative blāwostumu blāwostum blāwostumu blāwostum blāwostaro blāwostum
Weak declension
gender masculine neuter feminine
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative blāwosto blāwostu blāwosta blāwostu blāwosta blāwostu
accusative blāwostun blāwostun blāwosta blāwostun blāwostun blāwostun
genitive blāwostun blāwostonō blāwostun blāwostonō blāwostun blāwostonō
dative blāwostun blāwostum blāwostun blāwostum blāwostun blāwostum


Descendants

Spanish

Etymology

From Old High German blāo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈblao/ [ˈbla.o]
  • Rhymes: -ao
  • Syllabification: bla‧o

Adjective

blao (plural blaos)

  1. (heraldry) azure
    Synonym: celeste
  2. (obsolete) blue
    Synonym: azul

Noun

blao m (plural blaos)

  1. (heraldry, obsolete) azure
    Synonym: azur
  2. (obsolete) azure (color)
    • 1981, Historia general de España:
      Los ricoshombres e hidalgos se procuraban sus vestidos y telas del extranjero, sobre todo de Flandes, de donde llegaban la escarlata, el ezmelín y los blaos.
      The noblemen and hidalgos procured their clothes and fabrics from abroad, especially from Flanders, from whence came the scarlet, the ezmelín, and the azures.
    Synonyms: azur, celeste

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