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svartur
svartur
Faroese
Adjective
svartur (comparative svartari, superlative svartastur)
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) |
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Derived terms
- brúnsvartur (“brownish black”)
- grásvartur (“grayish black”)
Related terms
Related 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)
Declension
positive (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | svartur | svört | svart |
| accusative | svartan | svarta | svart |
| dative | svörtum | svartri | svörtu |
| genitive | svarts | svartrar | svarts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | svartir | svartar | svört |
| accusative | svarta | svartar | svört |
| dative | svörtum | svörtum | svörtum |
| genitive | svartra | svartra | svartra |
positive (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | svarti | svarta | svarta |
| accusative | svarta | svörtu | svarta |
| dative | svarta | svörtu | svarta |
| genitive | svarta | svörtu | svarta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | svörtu | svörtu | svörtu |
| accusative | svörtu | svörtu | svörtu |
| dative | svörtu | svörtu | svörtu |
| genitive | svörtu | svörtu | svörtu |
comparative
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | svartari | svartari | svartara |
| accusative | svartari | svartari | svartara |
| dative | svartari | svartari | svartara |
| genitive | svartari | svartari | svartara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | svartari | svartari | svartari |
| accusative | svartari | svartari | svartari |
| dative | svartari | svartari | svartari |
| genitive | svartari | svartari | svartari |
superlative (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | svartastur | svörtust | svartast |
| accusative | svartastan | svartasta | svartast |
| dative | svörtustum | svartastri | svörtustu |
| genitive | svartasts | svartastrar | svartasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | svartastir | svartastar | svörtust |
| accusative | svartasta | svartastar | svörtust |
| dative | svörtustum | svörtustum | svörtustum |
| genitive | svartastra | svartastra | svartastra |
superlative (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | svartasti | svartasta | svartasta |
| accusative | svartasta | svörtustu | svartasta |
| dative | svartasta | svörtustu | svartasta |
| genitive | svartasta | svörtustu | svartasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | svörtustu | svörtustu | svörtustu |
| accusative | svörtustu | svörtustu | svörtustu |
| dative | svörtustu | svörtustu | svörtustu |
| genitive | svörtustu | svörtustu | svörtustu |
Derived terms
- Svartfjallaland n (“Montenegro”, literally “Black Mountain Land”)