svartur

Faroese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsvaɻ̥ʈʊɹ]
    Rhymes: -aɻ̥ʈʊɹ

Adjective

svartur (comparative svartari, superlative svartastur)

  1. black

Declension

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Singular (eintal) m (kallkyn) f (kvennkyn) n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall) svartur svørt svart
Accusative (hvønnfall) svartan svarta
Dative (hvørjumfall) svørtum svartari svørtum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (svarts) (svartar/
svartrar)
(svarts)
Plural (fleirtal) m (kallkyn) f (kvennkyn) n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall) svartir svartar svørt
Accusative (hvønnfall) svartar
Dative (hvørjumfall) svørtum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (svarta
svartra)

Derived terms

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsvar̥tʏr/
  • Rhymes: -ar̥tʏr

Adjective

svartur (comparative svartari, superlative svartastur)

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

Declension

Derived terms

See also

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
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