zwart

See also: Zwart

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch swart, from Old Dutch swart, from Proto-West Germanic *swart, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zʋɑrt/
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  • Hyphenation: zwart
  • Rhymes: -ɑrt

Adjective

zwart (comparative zwarter, superlative zwartst)

  1. black
    Antonym: wit
  2. having dark skin
    Antonym: wit
  3. (of income) illegally obtained, without paying due taxes
    Antonym: wit

Inflection
Inflection of zwart
uninflected zwart
inflected zwarte
comparative zwarter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial zwartzwarterhet zwartst
het zwartste
indefinite m./f. sing. zwartezwarterezwartste
n. sing. zwartzwarterzwartste
plural zwartezwarterezwartste
definite zwartezwarterezwartste
partitive zwartszwarters—

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: swart
  • Jersey Dutch: swârt
  • Negerhollands: swart, swat
  • Petjo: zwart-zwart, swart-swart (dialectal)
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: swati, swart, swarte

Noun

zwart n (uncountable)

  1. the colour black

See also
Colors in Dutch · kleuren (layout · text)
     wit      grijs      zwart
             rood; karmijnrood              oranje; bruin              geel; roomwit
             groengeel/limoengroen              groen             
             blauwgroen/cyaan; groenblauw/petrolblauw              azuurblauw              blauw
             violet; indigo              magenta; paars              roze

Limburgish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch swart, from Old Dutch swart, from Proto-West Germanic *swart, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz.

Noun

zwart n

  1. black
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