bjärt
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See also: bjart
Swedish
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Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Swedish biærter, from Old Norse bjartr.
Adjective
[edit]bjärt (comparative bjärtare, superlative bjärtast)
- bright and colorful (especially, having areas of sharply contrasting colors, like for example some exotic birds)
- (figuratively) stark (contrast)
- Hans agerande står i bjärt kontrast mot hans påstådda värderingar
- His actions stand in stark contrast to his alleged values
Declension
[edit]Inflection of bjärt | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | bjärt | bjärtare | bjärtast |
Neuter singular | bjärt | bjärtare | bjärtast |
Plural | bjärta | bjärtare | bjärtast |
Masculine plural3 | bjärte | bjärtare | bjärtast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | bjärte | bjärtare | bjärtaste |
All | bjärta | bjärtare | bjärtaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |