plav

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈplaf]

Etymology 1

Verb

plav

1. second-person singular imperative of plavat

   Synonym: plavej

Etymology 2

Verb

plav

1. second-person singular imperative of plavit

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *polvъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *palwas, from Proto-Indo-European *polHwós, from *pelH- (“grey, pale”). Cognate with German falb, fahl (“pallid”), Latin pallidus, English fallow (“dun, pale brown or red”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plâːʋ/

Adjective

plȃv (Cyrillic spelling пла̑в, definite plȃvī)

1. blue
2. light, blonde (of hair)

Declension

indefinite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		plav	plava	plavo
genitive		plava	plave	plava
dative		plavu	plavoj	plavu
accusative	inanimate animate	plav plava	plavu	plavo
vocative		plav	plava	plavo
locative		plavu	plavoj	plavu
instrumental		plavim	plavom	plavim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		plavi	plave	plava
genitive		plavih	plavih	plavih
dative		plavim(a)	plavim(a)	plavim(a)
accusative		plave	plave	plava
vocative		plavi	plave	plava
locative		plavim(a)	plavim(a)	plavim(a)
instrumental		plavim(a)	plavim(a)	plavim(a)

definite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		plavi	plava	plavo
genitive		plavog(a)	plave	plavog(a)
dative		plavom(u/e)	plavoj	plavom(u/e)
accusative	inanimate animate	plavi plavog(a)	plavu	plavo
vocative		plavi	plava	plavo
locative		plavom(e/u)	plavoj	plavom(e/u)
instrumental		plavim	plavom	plavim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		plavi	plave	plava
genitive		plavih	plavih	plavih
dative		plavim(a)	plavim(a)	plavim(a)
accusative		plave	plave	plava
vocative		plavi	plave	plava
locative		plavim(a)	plavim(a)	plavim(a)
instrumental		plavim(a)	plavim(a)	plavim(a)

Related terms

• pláviti

See also

Colors in Serbo-Croatian · boje / боје (layout · text)

bijel／бијел, beo／бео	siv／сив, sinji／сињи	crn／црн
crven／црвен, rumen／румен	narandžast／наранџаст, narančast／наранчаст; smeđ／смеђ, braon／браон	žut／жут; žut／жут
zelen／зелен	zelen／зелен
tirkizan／тиркизан, cijan／цијан; tirkizan／тиркизан	plav／плав	modar／модар
ljubičast／љубичаст; modar／модар, indigo／индиго	ljubičast／љубичаст, magenta／магента; ljubičast／љубичаст	ružičast／ружичаст, roza／роза

Further reading

• “plav”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
• “plav”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024