farge

Norwegian Bokmål

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farge

rød

oransje

gul

grønn

blå

fiolett

svart

grå

hvit

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Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German verwe or varwe, from Proto-Germanic *farwō. Cognate with German Farbe, Danish farve and Swedish färg. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per-, *perḱ- (“motley, coloured”).

Noun

farge m (definite singular fargen, indefinite plural farger, definite plural fargene)

1. color (US) / colour (UK)
2. color, human skin tone
3. dye, colorant / colourant used for hair

Synonyms

• kulør

Derived terms

• fargebilde
• fargeblind
• fargeblyant
• fargeekte
• fargefoto
• fargelegge
• fargeløs
• fargerik
• fargeskriver
• fargespill
• fargestoff
• gulfarge
• hudfarge
• kontrastfarge
• vannfarge

Verb

farge (imperative farg, present tense farger, passive farges, simple past and past participle farga or farget, present participle fargende)

1. to colour (UK) / color (US)
2. to dye

Derived terms

• misfarge

References

• “farge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German verwe or varwe; ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per-, *perḱ- (“motley, coloured”). Cognate with German Farbe, Danish farve and Swedish färg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²fɑrɡə/

Noun

farge f or m (definite singular fargen or farga, indefinite plural farger or fargar, definite plural fargene or fargane)

1. a colour (UK) / color (US)

Synonyms

• kulør
• let

Derived terms

• fargebilde
• fargeblind
• fargeblyant
• fargeekte
• fargefoto
• fargelegge
• fargerik
• fargestoff
• gulfarge
• hudfarge
• kontrastfarge
• vassfarge

See also

Colors in Norwegian Nynorsk · fargar (layout · text)

kvit	grå	svart
raud	oransje; brun	gul
	grøn
(turkis)		blå
	rosa; lilla	rosa

Verb

farge (present tense fargar, past tense farga, past participle farga, passive infinitive fargast, present participle fargande, imperative farge/farg)

1. (transitive) to colour (UK) / color (US)
2. (transitive) to dye

Alternative forms

• farga (a-infinitive)

References

• “farge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• fager, fagre, frega, grafe