svartr
Old Norse
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *swartaz, whence also Old English sweart, Old High German swarz, Gothic 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐍃 (swarts). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swordo- (“dirty, dark, black”).
Adjective
[edit]svartr (comparative svartari, superlative svartastr)
Declension
[edit] Strong declension of svartr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | svartr | svǫrt | svart |
| accusative | svartan | svarta | svart |
| dative | svǫrtum | svartri | svǫrtu |
| genitive | svarts | svartrar | svarts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | svartir | svartar | svǫrt |
| accusative | svarta | svartar | svǫrt |
| dative | svǫrtum | svǫrtum | svǫrtum |
| genitive | svartra | svartra | svartra |
Weak declension of svartr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | svarti | svarta | svarta |
| accusative | svarta | svǫrtu | svarta |
| dative | svarta | svǫrtu | svarta |
| genitive | svarta | svǫrtu | svarta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | svǫrtu | svǫrtu | svǫrtu |
| accusative | svǫrtu | svǫrtu | svǫrtu |
| dative | svǫrtum | svǫrtum | svǫrtum |
| genitive | svǫrtu | svǫrtu | svǫrtu |
Declension of comparative of svartr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | svartari | svartari | svartara |
| accusative | svartara | svartari | svartara |
| dative | svartara | svartari | svartara |
| genitive | svartara | svartari | svartara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | svartari | svartari | svartari |
| accusative | svartari | svartari | svartari |
| dative | svǫrturum | svǫrturum | svǫrturum |
| genitive | svartari | svartari | svartari |
Strong declension of superlative of svartr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | svartastr | svǫrtust | svartast |
| accusative | svartastan | svartasta | svartast |
| dative | svǫrtustum | svartastri | svǫrtustu |
| genitive | svartasts | svartastrar | svartasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | svartastir | svartastar | svǫrtust |
| accusative | svartasta | svartastar | svǫrtust |
| dative | svǫrtustum | svǫrtustum | svǫrtustum |
| genitive | svartastra | svartastra | svartastra |
Weak declension of superlative of svartr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | svartasti | svartasta | svartasta |
| accusative | svartasta | svǫrtustu | svartasta |
| dative | svartasta | svǫrtustu | svartasta |
| genitive | svartasta | svǫrtustu | svartasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | svǫrtustu | svǫrtustu | svǫrtustu |
| accusative | svǫrtustu | svǫrtustu | svǫrtustu |
| dative | svǫrtustum | svǫrtustum | svǫrtustum |
| genitive | svǫrtustu | svǫrtustu | svǫrtustu |
Descendants
[edit]- Icelandic: svartur
- Faroese: svartur
- Norn: svart
- Norwegian Nynorsk: svart, (dialectal) svart’u, svart’e
- → Norwegian Bokmål: svart
- Elfdalian: swart
- Old Swedish: svarter, svorter
- Swedish: svart
- Scanian: svárter
- Old Danish: swart, swort, sort
- Gutnish: svartar
See also
[edit]| hvítr | grár, hǫss | svartr |
| rauðr; rauðgulr | brúnn, jarpr | gulr |
| grœnn | ||
| blár | ||
| víolat |
References
[edit]- “svartr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press