fölvi

Icelandic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfœlvɪ/
    Rhymes: -œlvɪ

Noun

fölvi m (genitive singular fölva, no plural)

  1. pallor, a pale colour, a pale hue
  2. hay that is mown late in the summer (and is ergo bad)

Declension
declension of fölvi
m-w1 singular
indefinite definite
nominative fölvi fölvinn
accusative fölva fölvann
dative fölva fölvanum
genitive fölva fölvans

Synonyms
  • (a pale colour): hvíti
  • (late-mown hay): síðslægja

Derived terms
  • andlitsfölvi
  • haustfölvi

See also
Colors in Icelandic · litir (layout · text)
     hvítur; mjallhvítur      grár      svartur
             rauður; fagurrauður, djúprauður              appelsínugulur, gulrauður, órans (dated); brúnn, dökkbrúnn; fölvi, mórauður              gulur; rjómagulur
             gulgrænn, mosagrænn              grænn             
             blágrænn; grænblár              heiðblár, fagurblár, himinblár, safírblár              blár
             fjólublár; dimmfjólublár, indígóblár              blárauður; rauðfjólublár (fjólublár), purpuralitur              bleikur
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