schwarz

German (Berlin)

/ʃvarts/

adj
Definitions
  • black, reflecting little or no light
  • (figurative) illegal
  • black, having a high amount of melanin in an organ, e.g. the skin
  • (politics) pertaining to the CDU or CSU (large center-right Christian Democratic parties, whose associated colour is black)
  • (of coffee) without milk
  • pertaining to Goth music or culture (called (black scene) in German)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German swarz inherited from Old High German swarz inherited from *swart inherited from Proto-Germanic *swartaz (black, dark-coloured) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *swordo- (dirty, black, dark).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*swordo-

Gloss

dirty, black, dark

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

汚

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