Swedish adjective· top 2,000 most common
blå
blue/bloː/
Meaning
blue
In Swedish: som har samma färg som himlen utan moln
Forms
| Basic form | blå | with en-words |
|---|---|---|
| Neuter | blått | with ett-words |
| Plural and definite | blå | plural nouns, and after den / det / de |
| Comparative | blåare | “-er”, “more …” |
| Superlative | blåast | “-est”, “most …” |
Practise blå
1 / 1What does blå mean?
blå in a sentence
- blå(a) blåbär [see the declension table]blue blueberries
Expressions
- slå blå dunster i ögonen (på någon)pull the wool over sby's eyes
Words built with blå
- blågul blue and yellow
- blåval blue whale
- klarblå bright blue
Questions
What does blå mean in English?
blå means “blue”.
Similar words
borgerlig
Origin
From Old Norse blár (“blue”), from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz (“blue”).
Nearby common words
blå is number 1,338 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary