# svart
## Faroese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsvaɻ̊ʈ]

### Adjective

svart
* neuter nominative/accusative singular of svartur

## Norn
### Etymology

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

### Adjective

svart
* black (color/colour)

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sʋɑʈ/
* (Fredrikstad dialect) IPA: [sʋɑʈʰː]

### Etymology 1

From Norwegian Nynorsk svart, from Old Norse svartr, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swordo- (“dirty, dark, black”). Largely replaced older sort, from Danish sort.

#### Adjective

svart (neuter singular svart, definite singular and plural svarte, comparative svartere, indefinite superlative svartest, definite superlative svarteste)
* black (color/colour)
* illegal; in avoidance of taxes

##### Derived terms

* beksvart
* helsvart
* kullsvart
* svart boks
* svart magi
* svartbjørn
* svartbrent
* svartedauden
* Svartehavet
* svarteliste
* svarthvit
* svartkrutt

#### Noun

svart n (indeclinable)
* black
    kledd i svart - dressed in black

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

svart
* past participle of svare

### References

* “svart” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology 1

From Old Norse svartr, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swordo- (“dirty, dark, black”). Akin to English swarthy.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /svart/, [sʋɑ̈r̥t], [sʋɑ̈ʈː]
* (Trøndelag) IPA: [sʋɑ̈ʂt]

#### Adjective

svart (neuter singular svart, definite singular and plural svarte, comparative svartare, indefinite superlative svartast, definite superlative svartaste)
* black (color/colour)
* illegal; in avoidance of taxes

##### Derived terms

* beksvart
* svart boks
* svart magi
* svartbjørn
* svartedauden
* Svartehavet
* svarteliste
* svartrotte
* svartstill

#### Noun

svart
* black (color/colour)

#### See also

Colors in Norwegian Nynorsk · fargar (layout · text) :
| kvit | grå | svart |
| raud | oransje; brun | gul |
| | grøn | |
| (turkis) | | blå |
| | rosa; lilla | rosa |

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sʋɑːrt/

#### Verb

svart
* past participle of svara

### References

* “svart” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Swedish
### 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”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /¹svart/, [¹sv̥aʈː]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -art

### Adjective

svart (comparative svartare, superlative svartast)
* black (color/colour)
* black (of a person)
* (often in compounds) done without legal permission; illegal

#### Derived terms

* svartbygge
* svart magi (“black magic”)
* svarttaxi

### Noun

svart n (uninflected)
* black (color/colour)
    Byxorna finns bara i svartThe pants are only available in black

### Related terms

* svärta

### See also

Colors in Swedish · färger (layout · text) :
| vit | grå | svart |
| röd; karmosin, karmosinröd | orange; brun | gul; beige |
| limegrön | grön | |
| cyan (rare) turkos (common); teal | azur | blå |
| lila; indigo | magenta; purpur | rosa (common), skär (uncommon) |

### References

* svart in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* svart in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* svart in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)