sverta

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Faroese

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Germanic *swartijaną, from *swartaz (black).

Verb

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sverta (third person singular past indicative svertaði, third person plural past indicative svertaðu, supine svertað)

  1. to dye black
Conjugation
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Conjugation of sverta (group v-30)
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

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From Proto-Germanic *swartijǭ (whence also German Schwärze), derived from *swartaz (black) (whence Faroese svartur).

Noun

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sverta f

  1. blacking; ink
Declension
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Declension of sverta (singular only)
f1s singular
indefinite definite
nominative sverta svertan
accusative svertu svertuna
dative svertu svertuni
genitive svertu svertunnar

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Germanic *swartijaną, from *swartaz (black).

Verb

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sverta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative sverti, supine svert)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to black, to blacken, to color black
    Á égsverta skóna þína?
    Shall I blacken your shoes?
  2. (transitive, with accusative) to blacken, sully (reputation, etc.)
    Hún sverti mannorð hans.
    She sullied his reputation.
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Germanic *swartijǭ (whence also German Schwärze), derived from *swartaz (black) (whence Icelandic svartur).

Noun

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sverta f (genitive singular svertu, nominative plural svertur)

  1. (uncountable) a black colorant, especially shoe polish and ink (in printing)
  2. (uncountable) black smudges, spots, etc.
  3. (uncountable, figuratively) a black spot (on someone’s reputation)
  4. (uncountable) blackness
  5. (obsolete) An appellation for a fox.
  6. (countable, lichenology) One of several species of lichenized fungi in the genus Verrucaria and related genera within the family Verrucariaceae.
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