sverta

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Faroese

Etymology 1

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

Verb

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

  1. to dye black
Conjugation
Conjugation of sverta (group v-30)
infinitive sverta
supine svertað
present past
first singular sverti svertaði
second singular svertar svertaði
third singular svertar svertaði
plural sverta svertaðu
participle (a6)1 svertandi svertaður
imperative
singular sverta!
plural svertið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Etymology 2

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

Noun

sverta f

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

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *swartijaną, from *swartaz (“black”).

Verb

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

  1. to black, to blacken, to color black
    Á ég að sverta skóna þína?
    Shall I blacken your shoes?
  2. to blacken, sully (reputation, etc.)
    Hún sverti mannorð hans.
    She sullied his reputation.
Conjugation
sverta – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að sverta
supine sagnbót svert
present participle
lýsingarháttur nútíðar
 svertandi
indicative
framsöguháttur
 subjunctive
viðtengingarháttur
present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
 present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
singular ég sverti sverti sverti sverti
þú svertir svertir svertir svertir
hann, hún, það svertir sverti sverti sverti
plural við svertum svertum svertum svertum
þið svertið svertuð svertið svertuð
þeir, þær, þau sverta svertu sverti svertu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú svert (þú), svertu
plural þið svertið (þið), svertiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
svertast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að svertast
supine sagnbót sverst
present participle
lýsingarháttur nútíðar
 svertandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
framsöguháttur
 subjunctive
viðtengingarháttur
present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
 present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
singular ég svertist svertist svertist svertist
þú svertist svertist svertist svertist
hann, hún, það svertist svertist svertist svertist
plural við svertumst svertumst svertumst svertumst
þið svertist svertust svertist svertust
þeir, þær, þau svertast svertust svertist svertust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú sverst (þú), sverstu
plural þið svertist (þið), svertisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
svertur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		svertur svert svert svertir svertar svert
accusative
(þolfall) 		svertan sverta svert sverta svertar svert
dative
(þágufall) 		svertum svertri svertu svertum svertum svertum
genitive
(eignarfall) 		sverts svertrar sverts svertra svertra svertra
weak declension
(veik beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		sverti sverta sverta svertu svertu svertu
accusative
(þolfall) 		sverta svertu sverta svertu svertu svertu
dative
(þágufall) 		sverta svertu sverta svertu svertu svertu
genitive
(eignarfall) 		sverta svertu sverta svertu svertu svertu

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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.
Declension
Declension of sverta (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sverta svertan svertur sverturnar
accusative svertu svertuna svertur sverturnar
dative svertu svertunni svertum svertunum
genitive svertu svertunnar sverta, svertna svertanna, svertnanna
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