Farwe

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Low German[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Low German varwe.

Cognate with Old High German farawa (“color”) (German Farbe), Old High German faro (“colored”), Latin pulcher (“beautiful, sheen”), Ancient Greek περκνός (perknós, “multicolored”), Old Irish earc (“spotted”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈfarwə/, /ˈfaːvə/

Noun[edit]

Farwe f (plural Farwen)

  1. colour/color
  2. (in some dialects) paint

See also[edit]

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