Swedish adjective· top 2,000 most common
mörk
dark, gloomy/mœrk/
Meaning
dark; gloomy
In Swedish: som saknar ljus
Forms
| Basic form | mörk | with en-words |
|---|---|---|
| Neuter | mörkt | with ett-words |
| Plural and definite | mörka | plural nouns, and after den / det / de |
| Comparative | mörkare | “-er”, “more …” |
| Superlative | mörkast | “-est”, “most …” |
Practise mörk
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mörk in a sentence
- mörk kostymdark lounge suit, dark suit
- mörk chokladplain chocolate
- det är mörkt uteit is dark out
- han gav en mörk bild av det ekonomiska lägethe painted a gloomy picture of the economic situation
Expressions
- det ser mörkt ut för dejthings don't look too bright for you
Words built with mörk
- mörkblå dark blue
- mörkhårig dark-haired
Questions
What does mörk mean in English?
mörk means “dark, gloomy”.
Origin
From Old Swedish myrker, mørker, from Old Norse myrkr, from Proto-Germanic *merkuz.
Nearby common words
mörk is number 1,155 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary