μπλε μαρέν
Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from French bleu marine, pronounced as marin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈble maˈɾen/
Adjective
μπλε μαρέν • (ble marén) (indeclinable)
- of navy blue color/colour
Noun
μπλε μαρέν • (ble marén) n (indeclinable)
- (color) navy blue (the color/colour)
Synonyms
Coordinate terms
- see: μπλε (ble, “blue”) for other shades of blue.
Derived terms
- κάνω μπλε μαρέν (káno ble marén, “make [someone] navy blue [by hitting]”)
Related terms
- see: μπλε n (ble, “blue”) and μαρίνα f (marína, “marina”)
Further reading
- μπλε μαρέν - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christikó lexikó tis neoellenikís glóssas) [A Practical Dictionary of Modern Greek] (in Greek) Athens: Academy of Athens. (online since 2023 - abbreviations - symbols)
- μπλε, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language