himmelsblå

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish himilblar, equivalent to himmel +‎ -s- +‎ blå.

Adjective

himmelsblå

  1. sky blue
    Hon hade stora, himmelsblå ögon
    She had big, sky-blue eyes

Declension

Inflection of himmelsblå
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular himmelsblå — —
neuter singular himmelsblått — —
plural himmelsblå, himmelsblåa — —
masculine plural2 himmelsblå, himmelsblåa — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 himmelsblå, himmelsblåe — —
all himmelsblå, himmelsblåa — —

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

See also

Colors in Swedish · färger (layout · text)
     vit      grå      svart
             röd; karmosin, karmosinröd, blodröd              orange (common), brandgul (now uncommon); brun              gul; beige
             limegrön              grön              mintgrön
             turkos (common), cyan (rare); blågrön, teal              himmelsblå, azur              blå
             lila, violett, gredelin (light lavender, now uncommon); indigo              magenta; purpur              rosa (common), skär (uncommon)

References

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