swart
English
/swɔː(ɹ)t/, /swɔɹt/
adj
Definitions
- Of a dark hue; moderately black; swarthy; tawny.
- (UK) Black.
- (obsolete) Gloomy; malignant.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English swart inherited from Old English sweart (black) inherited from *swart inherited from Proto-Germanic *swartaz (black, dark-coloured) derived from Proto-Indo-European *swerd- (dark, dirty, black).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*swerd-
Gloss
dark, dirty, black
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
汚
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- back English
- forswart English
- forswarted English
- swartback English
- swarten English
- swarthily English
- swarthiness English
- swarthy English
- swartiness English
- swartish English
- swartness English
- swarty English
- sordeo Latin
- suasum Latin
- Schwarzafrika German
- Schwarzarbeit German
- Schwarzarbeiter German
- Schwarzbau German
- Schwarzbrot German
- Schwarzdrossel German
- Schwarze Szene German
- Schwarzerde German
- Schwarzfahrer German
- Schwarzfußkatze German
- Schwarzgeld German
- Schwarzhandel German
- Schwarzhandgibbon German
- Schwarzkehlchen German
- Schwarzkopf German
- Schwarzkupfer German
- Schwarzpulver German
- Schwarzwald German
- Schwarzwasser German
- Schwarzwurzel German
- Schwärze German
- blauschwarz German
- braunschwarz German
- dunkelschwarz German
- grauschwarz German
- kohlrabenschwarz German
- kohlschwarz German
- mohrenschwarz German
- nachtschwarz German
- pechrabenschwarz German
- pechschwarz German
- schwarz German
- schwarzarbeiten German
- schwarzbrennen German
- schwarzfahren German
- schwarzgrau German
- schwarzsehen German
- schwärzen German
- schwärzlich German
- tiefschwarz German
- zwart Dutch, Flemish
- сор Russian
- *swerd- Proto-Indo-European
- *swordo- Proto-Indo-European
- *swordos Proto-Indo-European
- *swordós Proto-Indo-European
- *swórdos Proto-Indo-European
- *swartaz Proto-Germanic
- Svartån Swedish
- svart Swedish
- svart buskskvätta Swedish
- svart rödstjärt Swedish
- svart stork Swedish
- svartand Swedish
- svartbent strandpipare Swedish
- svartbrynad albatross Swedish
- svarthakad buskskvätta Swedish
- svarthakad sångare Swedish
- svarthakedopping Swedish
- svarthalsad dopping Swedish
- svarthuvad mås Swedish
- svarthuvad sparv Swedish
- svarthuvad trut Swedish
- svarthätta Swedish
- svartis Swedish
- svartkråka Swedish
- svartmes Swedish
- svartna Swedish
- svartnäbbad tjäder Swedish
- svartpannad törnskata Swedish
- svartpeppar Swedish
- svartsenap Swedish
- svartsjuk Swedish
- svartsjuka Swedish
- svartskalle Swedish
- svartskjorta Swedish
- svartsnäppa Swedish
- svartstrupig järnsparv Swedish
- svartsyn Swedish
- svarttofsad gråmes Swedish
- svarttärna Swedish
- svartvingad glada Swedish
- svartvingad vadarsvala Swedish
- colsweart Old English
- hræfnsweart Old English
- sweart Old English
- sweartian Old English
- sweartnes Old English
- forswarten Middle English
- swart Middle English
- swartish Middle English
- swartnesse Middle English
- svartr Old Norse
- swarz Old High German
- swarz Middle High German
- 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐍃 Gothic
- *swart gmw-pro
- *swart Old Dutch
- swart Old Dutch
- swart Old Saxon
- svarter Old Swedish
- *swerdēō Proto-Italic
- swart Scots
- swart Old Frisian
- schbòrz Mòcheno
- schbòrzper Mòcheno
- schwatz Pennsylvania German
- świöc Vilamovian