zwart

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Dutch [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old Dutch *swart, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swordo- (dirty, dark, black). Compare English and West Frisian swart, German schwarz, Danish sort.

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Adjective [edit]

zwart (comparative zwarter, superlative zwartst)

  1. black
  2. having dark skin
  3. illegal, without payment or taxation

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Noun [edit]

zwart n (plural zwarten, diminutive zwartje)

  1. the colour black

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Limburgish [edit]

Noun [edit]

zwart

  1. black