svart

See also: svårt

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FaroeseEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [ˈsvaɻ̊ʈ]

AdjectiveEdit

svart

1. inflection of svartur:
   1. neuter nominative singular
   2. neuter accusative singular

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Norwegian BokmålEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /sʋɑʈ/

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Norse svartr, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swordo- (“dirty, dark, black”).

AdjectiveEdit

svart (neuter singular svart, definite singular and plural svarte, comparative svartere, indefinite superlative svartest, definite superlative svarteste)

1. black (colour)
2. illegal; in avoidance of taxes

Derived termsEdit

• svart boks
• svartedauden
• Svartehavet

• svarteliste
• svarthvit

NounEdit

svart n (indeclinable)

1. black

   kledd i svart - dressed in black

Etymology 2Edit

VerbEdit

svart

1. past participle of svare

ReferencesEdit

• “svart” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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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

• IPA^(key): /sʋɑrt/

AdjectiveEdit

svart (neuter singular svart, definite singular and plural svarte, comparative svartare, indefinite superlative svartast, definite superlative svartaste)

1. black (colour)
2. illegal; in avoidance of taxes

Derived termsEdit

• svart boks
• svartedauden
• Svartehavet
• svarteliste
• svartrotte

NounEdit

svart

1. black

See alsoEdit

Colors in Norwegian Nynorsk · fargar (layout · text)
raud	grøn	gul	?	kvit
?	rosa	?	?	rosa
?	blå	oransje	grå	?
svart	lilla	brun	?	(turkis)

Etymology 2Edit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /sʋɑːrt/

VerbEdit

svart

1. past participle of svara

ReferencesEdit

• “svart” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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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

• IPA^(key): /svart/, [svaʈ]

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AdjectiveEdit

svart (comparative svartare, superlative svartast)

1. black
2. illegal; in avoidance of taxes

DeclensionEdit

Inflection of svart
Indefinite/attributive	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	svart	svartare	svartast
Neuter singular	svart	svartare	svartast
Plural	svarta	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 an attributive role.

Related termsEdit

• svärta