svartr
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Old Norse
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *swartaz, whence also Old English sweart, Old High German swarz, Gothic šš š°ššš (swarts). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swordo- (ādirty, dark, blackā).
Adjective
[edit]svartr (comparative svartari, superlative svartastr)
Declension
[edit] Strong declension of svartr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | svartr | svĒ«rt | svart |
| accusative | svartan | svarta | svart |
| dative | svĒ«rtum | svartri | svĒ«rtu |
| genitive | svarts | svartrar | svarts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | svartir | svartar | svĒ«rt |
| accusative | svarta | svartar | svĒ«rt |
| dative | svĒ«rtum | svĒ«rtum | svĒ«rtum |
| genitive | svartra | svartra | svartra |
Weak declension of svartr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | svarti | svarta | svarta |
| accusative | svarta | svĒ«rtu | svarta |
| dative | svarta | svĒ«rtu | svarta |
| genitive | svarta | svĒ«rtu | svarta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | svĒ«rtu | svĒ«rtu | svĒ«rtu |
| accusative | svĒ«rtu | svĒ«rtu | svĒ«rtu |
| dative | svĒ«rtum | svĒ«rtum | svĒ«rtum |
| genitive | svĒ«rtu | svĒ«rtu | svĒ«rtu |
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 | svĒ«rturum | svĒ«rturum | svĒ«rturum |
| genitive | svartari | svartari | svartari |
Strong declension of superlative of svartr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | svartastr | svĒ«rtust | svartast |
| accusative | svartastan | svartasta | svartast |
| dative | svĒ«rtustum | svartastri | svĒ«rtustu |
| genitive | svartasts | svartastrar | svartasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | svartastir | svartastar | svĒ«rtust |
| accusative | svartasta | svartastar | svĒ«rtust |
| dative | svĒ«rtustum | svĒ«rtustum | svĒ«rtustum |
| genitive | svartastra | svartastra | svartastra |
Weak declension of superlative of svartr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | svartasti | svartasta | svartasta |
| accusative | svartasta | svĒ«rtustu | svartasta |
| dative | svartasta | svĒ«rtustu | svartasta |
| genitive | svartasta | svĒ«rtustu | svartasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | svĒ«rtustu | svĒ«rtustu | svĒ«rtustu |
| accusative | svĒ«rtustu | svĒ«rtustu | svĒ«rtustu |
| dative | svĒ«rtustum | svĒ«rtustum | svĒ«rtustum |
| genitive | svĒ«rtustu | svĒ«rtustu | svĒ«rtustu |
Descendants
[edit]- Icelandic: svartur
- Faroese: svartur
- Norn: svart
- Norwegian Nynorsk: svart, (dialectal) svartāu, svartāe
- ā Norwegian BokmĆ„l: svart
- Elfdalian: swart
- Old Swedish: svarter, svorter
- Swedish: svart
- Scanian: svƔrter
- Old Danish: swart, swort, sort
- Gutnish: svartar
See also
[edit]| hvĆtr | grĆ”r, hĒ«ss | svartr |
| rauĆ°r; rauĆ°gulr | brĆŗnn, jarpr | gulr |
| grÅnn | ||
| blƔr | ||
| vĆolat |
References
[edit]- āsvartrā, in Geir T. ZoĆ«ga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press