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English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κύανος (kúanos), a shade of blue variously described as similar to cornflower, copper carbonate, and lapis lazuli, Mycenaean Greek 𐀓𐀷𐀜 (ku-wa-no), possibly from Hittite [script needed] (kuwannan-, “a precious stone; copper; shade of blue”). Compare modern Greek κυανός (kyanós), also used for cyan.
Pronunciation
Noun
cyan (countable and uncountable, plural cyans)
- An additive secondary colour midway between green and blue, evoked by wavelengths between ~490 and ~520 nm.
- cyan (additive secondary):
- cyan (subtractive primary):
Translations
a colour between blue and green
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Adjective
cyan (comparative more cyan, superlative most cyan)
- Of the colour cyan.
Translations
of the colour cyan
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Derived terms
Related terms
See also
- (blues) blue; Alice blue, aqua, aquamarine, azure, baby blue, beryl, bice, bice blue, blue green, blue violet, blueberry, cadet blue, Cambridge blue, cerulean, cobalt blue, Copenhagen blue, cornflower, cornflower blue, cyan, dark blue, Dodger blue, duck-egg blue, eggshell blue, electric blue, gentian blue, ice blue, lapis lazuli, light blue, lovat, mazarine, midnight blue, navy, Nile blue, Oxford blue, peacock blue, petrol blue, powder blue, Prussian blue, robin's-egg blue, royal blue, sapphire, saxe blue, slate blue, sky blue, teal, turquoise, ultramarine, Wedgwood blue, zaffre (Category: en:Blues)
Colors/Colours in English (layout · text) | ||||||
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red | orange | yellow | green | blue (incl. indigo; cyan, teal, turquoise) |
purple / violet | |
pink (including magenta) |
brown | white | grey/gray | black |
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Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
cyan m inan
bílá (of animals) broná |
šedá, sivá | černá (of animals) vraná |
červená, rudá; karmínová | oranžová; hnědá | žlutá, plavá; béžová |
limetkově zelená | zelená | mátově zelená; tmavě zelená |
azurová, blankytná; zelenomodrá | modrá | modrá, siná |
fialová; indigo | purpurová; fialová | růžová |
Declension
French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κύανος (kúanos).
Pronunciation
Noun
cyan m (plural cyans)
- cyan (vibrant pale greenish-blue colour between blue and green in the visible spectrum)
- Near-synonym: céruléen
See also
blanc | gris | noir |
rouge; cramoisi, carmin | orange; brun, marron | jaune; crème |
lime | vert | menthe |
cyan, turquoise; bleu canard | azur, bleu ciel | bleu |
violet, lilas; indigo | magenta; pourpre | rose |
Jamaican Creole
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Verb
cyan
Further reading
- cyan – jamaicans.com Jamaican Patois dictionary
Swedish
Adjective
cyan
- cyan (colour)
Synonyms
Noun
cyan
- cyan (colour)
- (colloquial) Almost any chemical compound containing a cyanide group; especially if this compound is in gaseous state.
Synonyms
- (colour): cyanfärg
Derived terms
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