Faroese

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Etymology

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

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Adjective

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svartur (comparative svartari, superlative svartastur)

  1. black

Declension

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Declension of svartur (a21)
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative svartur svørt svart
Accusative svartan svarta svart
Dative svørtum svartari svørtum
Genitive svarts svartar/
svartrar
svarts
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative svartir svartar svørt
Accusative svartar svartar svørt
Dative svørtum svørtum svørtum
Genitive svarta
svartra
svarta
svartra
svarta
svartra

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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

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Adjective

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svartur (comparative svartari, superlative svartastur)

  1. black
  2. under the table (receiving income and not reporting it to the state)

Declension

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See also

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Colors in Icelandic · litir (layout · text)
     hvítur; mjallhvítur      grár      svartur
             rauður; fagurrauður, djúprauður              appelsínugulur, gulrauður, órans (dated); brúnn, dökkbrúnn; fölvi, mórauður              gulur; rjómagulur
             gulgrænn, mosagrænn              grænn             
             blágrænn; grænblár              heiðblár, fagurblár, himinblár, safírblár              blár
             fjólublár; dimmfjólublár, indígóblár              blárauður; rauðfjólublár (fjólublár), purpuralitur              bleikur