svart
FaroeseEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
svart
NornEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse svartr, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swordo- (“dirty, dark, black”).
AdjectiveEdit
svart
Norwegian BokmålEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Norwegian Nynorsk svart, from Old Norse svartr, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swordo- (“dirty, dark, black”). Largely replaced older sort, from Danish sort.
AdjectiveEdit
svart (neuter singular svart, definite singular and plural svarte, comparative svartere, indefinite superlative svartest, definite superlative svarteste)
Derived termsEdit
NounEdit
svart n (indeclinable)
- black
- kledd i svart - dressed in black
Etymology 2Edit
VerbEdit
svart
- past participle of svare
ReferencesEdit
- “svart” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old Norse svartr, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swordo- (“dirty, dark, black”). Akin to English swarthy.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
svart (neuter singular svart, definite singular and plural svarte, comparative svartare, indefinite superlative svartast, definite superlative svartaste)
Derived termsEdit
NounEdit
svart
See alsoEdit
kvit | grå | svart |
raud | oransje; brun | gul |
grøn | ||
(turkis) | blå | |
rosa; lilla | rosa |
Etymology 2Edit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
svart
- past participle of svara
ReferencesEdit
- “svart” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
SwedishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Swedish svarter, from Old Norse svartr, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz (“black, dark-coloured”), from Proto-Indo-European *swordo- (“dirty, dark, black”). Cognate with Dutch zwart, English swart, German schwarz, Icelandic svartur and Danish sort. Related to Latin sordes (“dirt”), sordere (“to be dirty”).
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
svart (comparative svartare, superlative svartast)
DeclensionEdit
Inflection of svart | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | svart | svartare | svartast |
Neuter singular | svart | svartare | svartast |
Plural | svarta | svartare | svartast |
Masculine plural3 | svarte | svartare | svartast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | svarte | svartare | svartaste |
All | svarta | svartare | svartaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Derived termsEdit
NounEdit
svart n (no inflections)
- black
- Byxorna finns bara i svart.
- The pants are only available in black.
- Byxorna finns bara i svart.
Related termsEdit
See alsoEdit
vit | grå | svart |
röd; karmosin, karmosinröd | orange; brun | gul; beige |
limegrön | grön | |
cyan (rare) turkos (common); teal | azur | blå |
lila; indigo | magenta; purpur | rosa (common), skär (uncommon) |