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The first use of "light blue" as a color term in English is in the year 1915.[2] In Russian and some other languages, there is no single word for blue, but rather different words for light blue (голубой, goluboy) and dark blue (синий, siniy). The ancient Greek word for a light blue, glaukos, also could mean light green, gray, or yellow.[3] In Modern Hebrew, light blue, tchelet (תכלת) is differentiated from blue, kachol (כחול).[4] In Modern Greek, light blue, galazio (γαλάζιο) is also differentiated from blue, ble (μπλε).[5] Variations[edit]Light blue (Crayola)[edit]
Displayed at the right is the color that is called "light blue" in Crayola crayons. It was only available in 1958. Light blue in human culture[edit]Cartography
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Do Russians have a word for blue?Unlike English, Russian makes an obligatory distinction between lighter blues (“goluboy”) and darker blues (“siniy”). Like other basic color words, “siniy” and “goluboy” tend to be learned early by Russian children (1) and share many of the usage and behavioral properties of other basic color words (2).
What's the word blue in Russian?In Russian and some other languages, there is no single word for blue, but rather different words for light blue (голубой, goluboy) and dark blue (синий, siniy).
How many Russian words are there?There are about 200,000 words in the Russian language, compared to more than one million in English. But of course, that doesn't mean that Russian speakers are less able to express themselves. It just means that there are more words in Russian with more than one meaning.
Do Russians have a word for pink?pink — розовый (masc.), розовая (fem.), розовое (neut.) brown — коричневый (masc.), коричневая (fem.), коричневое (neut.) black — чёрный (masc.), чёрная (fem.), чёрное (neut.) white — белый (masc.), белая (fem.), белое (neut.)
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