blauwer

Blauwer is the comparative form of the Dutch adjective blauw, meaning that something has a greater blue hue than another thing. It is used to convey a higher degree of blue in color descriptions, as well as in metaphorical or figurative contexts where blue is meant symbolically.

In usage, blauwer accompanies a comparison, often with a word like dan (than): for example, de lucht werd blauwer dan gisteren (the sky became bluer than yesterday). The form can also appear in predicative position after a linking verb: de jurk is blauwer dan de andere (the dress is bluer than the other). The comparative is formed by adding the suffix -er to blauw, without additional stem changes in standard Dutch.

Etymology and historical background: blauw derives from Old Dutch and Proto-Germanic roots for the color blue. The comparative suffix -er is a common Dutch construction for forming the relative degree of an adjective, producing blauwer from blauw. In practice, Dutch also allows alternative expressions for the extreme degree of blue, such as het meest blauw (the most blue) or blauwst in certain constructions, though gebruik (usage) varies by style and register.

See also: blauw, color terminology in Dutch, Dutch comparative and superlative forms. Blauwer is primarily a descriptive color term used in everyday language and in literature to emphasize a deeper blue hue.