Adjective: svart
Hyphenation:
Definite Forms
Singular Masculine
svarte
All Other Forms
svarta
Comparison Forms
Comparative
| Indefinite | svartare |
| Definite | svartare |
Superlative
| Indefinite | svartast |
| Definite | svartaste |
Perifrastic Comparison Forms
Sample Sentences
Adjectives inflected like svart
schyst,
skärpt,
vildsint,
intolerant,
charmant,
bastant,
hårdkokt,
hårdhänt,
dansant,
ljushyllt,
släpphänt,
distinkt,
slapphänt,
delikat,
försynt,
introvert,
schysst,
kompetent,
proppmätt,
tolerant, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
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”). See: Dutch Adjectives '
zwart', English Adjectives '
swart', German Adjectives '
schwarz'.
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