sverta
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Faroese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *swartijaną, from *swartaz (“black”).
Verb[edit]
sverta (third person singular past indicative svertaði, third person plural past indicative svertaðu, supine svertað)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of sverta (group v-30) | ||
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infinitive | sverta | |
supine | svertað | |
participle (a6)1 | svertandi | svertaður |
present | past | |
first singular | sverti | svertaði |
second singular | svertar | svertaði |
third singular | svertar | svertaði |
plural | sverta | svertaðu |
imperative | ||
singular | sverta! | |
plural | svertið! | |
1Only the past participle being declined. |
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *swartijǭ (whence also German Schwärze), derived from *swartaz (“black”) (whence Faroese svartur).
Noun[edit]
sverta f
Declension[edit]
Declension of sverta (singular only) | ||
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f1s | singular | |
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | sverta | svertan |
accusative | svertu | svertuna |
dative | svertu | svertuni |
genitive | svertu | svertunnar |
Icelandic[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *swartijaną, from *swartaz (“black”).
Verb[edit]
sverta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative sverti, supine svert)
- (transitive, with accusative) to black, to blacken, to color black
- (transitive, with accusative) to blacken, sully (reputation, etc.)
Conjugation[edit]
sverta — active voice (germynd)
infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að sverta | ||||
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supine (sagnbót) |
svert | ||||
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
svertandi | ||||
indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
present (nútíð) |
ég sverti | við svertum | present (nútíð) |
ég sverti | við svertum |
þú svertir | þið svertið | þú svertir | þið svertið | ||
hann, hún, það svertir | þeir, þær, þau sverta | hann, hún, það sverti | þeir, þær, þau sverti | ||
past (þátíð) |
ég sverti | við svertum | past (þátíð) |
ég sverti | við svertum |
þú svertir | þið svertuð | þú svertir | þið svertuð | ||
hann, hún, það sverti | þeir, þær, þau svertu | hann, hún, það sverti | þeir, þær, þau svertu | ||
imperative (boðháttur) |
svert (þú) | svertið (þið) | |||
Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
svertu | svertiði * | ||||
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. |
infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að svertast | ||||
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supine (sagnbót) |
sverst | ||||
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
svertandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses | ||||
indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
present (nútíð) |
ég svertist | við svertumst | present (nútíð) |
ég svertist | við svertumst |
þú svertist | þið svertist | þú svertist | þið svertist | ||
hann, hún, það svertist | þeir, þær, þau svertast | hann, hún, það svertist | þeir, þær, þau svertist | ||
past (þátíð) |
ég svertist | við svertumst | past (þátíð) |
ég svertist | við svertumst |
þú svertist | þið svertust | þú svertist | þið svertust | ||
hann, hún, það svertist | þeir, þær, þau svertust | hann, hún, það svertist | þeir, þær, þau svertust | ||
imperative (boðháttur) |
sverst (þú) | svertist (þið) | |||
Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
sverstu | svertisti * | ||||
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. |
svertur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension (sterk beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
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masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
nominative (nefnifall) |
svertur | svert | svert | svertir | svertar | svert | |
accusative (þolfall) |
svertan | sverta | svert | sverta | svertar | svert | |
dative (þágufall) |
svertum | svertri | svertu | svertum | svertum | svertum | |
genitive (eignarfall) |
sverts | svertrar | sverts | svertra | svertra | svertra | |
weak declension (veik beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
nominative (nefnifall) |
sverti | sverta | sverta | svertu | svertu | svertu | |
accusative (þolfall) |
sverta | svertu | sverta | svertu | svertu | svertu | |
dative (þágufall) |
sverta | svertu | sverta | svertu | svertu | svertu | |
genitive (eignarfall) |
sverta | svertu | sverta | svertu | svertu | svertu |
Related terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *swartijǭ (whence also German Schwärze), derived from *swartaz (“black”) (whence Icelandic svartur).
Noun[edit]
sverta f (genitive singular svertu, nominative plural svertur)
- (uncountable) a black colorant, especially shoe polish and ink (in printing)
- (uncountable) black smudges, spots, etc.
- (uncountable, figuratively) a black spot (on someone’s reputation)
- (uncountable) blackness
- (obsolete) An appellation for a fox.
- (countable, lichenology) One of several species of lichenized fungi in the genus Verrucaria and related genera within the family Verrucariaceae.
Declension[edit]
declension of sverta
f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | sverta | svertan | svertur | sverturnar |
accusative | svertu | svertuna | svertur | sverturnar |
dative | svertu | svertunni | svertum | svertunum |
genitive | svertu | svertunnar | sverta/svertna | svertanna/svertnanna |
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