𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐍃

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swartaz. Cognates include English swart, Dutch zwart, German schwarz, Old Norse svartr.

Adjective

𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐍃 • (swarts)

1. black
   • Gothic Bible, Matthew 5:36:

     𐌽𐌹𐌷 𐌱𐌹 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍃, 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 𐌽𐌹 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐍄 𐌰𐌹𐌽 𐍄𐌰𐌲𐌻 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐍄 𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌿 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌽.

     nih bi haubida þeinamma swarais, untē ni magt ain tagl ƕeit aiþþau swart gataujan.

     Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. (KJV)

Declension

A-stem
Strong (indefinite) inflection
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐍃 swarts	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐌰 swarta	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄, 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐌰𐍄𐌰 swart, swartata
Accusative	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌰 swartana	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐌰 swarta	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄, 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐌰𐍄𐌰 swart, swartata
Genitive	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐌹𐍃 swartis	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉𐍃 swartaizōs	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐌹𐍃 swartis
Dative	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 swartamma	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐌰𐌹 swartai	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 swartamma
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐌰𐌹 swartai	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐍉𐍃 swartōs	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐌰 swarta
Accusative	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐌰𐌽𐍃 swartans	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐍉𐍃 swartōs	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐌰 swarta
Genitive	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 swartaizē	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉 swartaizō	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 swartaizē
Dative	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌼 swartaim	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌼 swartaim	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌼 swartaim
Weak (definite) inflection
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐌰 swarta	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐍉 swartō	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐍉 swartō
Accusative	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐌰𐌽 swartan	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐍉𐌽 swartōn	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐍉 swartō
Genitive	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐌹𐌽𐍃 swartins	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐍉𐌽𐍃 swartōns	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐌹𐌽𐍃 swartins
Dative	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐌹𐌽 swartin	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐍉𐌽 swartōn	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐌹𐌽 swartin
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐌰𐌽𐍃 swartans	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐍉𐌽𐍃 swartōns	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐍉𐌽𐌰 swartōna
Accusative	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐌰𐌽𐍃 swartans	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐍉𐌽𐍃 swartōns	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐍉𐌽𐌰 swartōna
Genitive	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌴 swartanē	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐍉𐌽𐍉 swartōnō	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌴 swartanē
Dative	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐌰𐌼 swartam	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐍉𐌼 swartōm	𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐌰𐌼 swartam

Related terms

• 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐌹𐌶𐌻 (swartizl, “(dark) ink”)