svart

svart as a noun

svart in a sentence

• en svart dag för demokratin
  a black day for democracy
• svarta skor
  black shoes
• svarta vinbär
  blackcurrants
• svart arbetskraft
  illegal workers
• svarta pengar
  dirty money
• Byxorna finns bara i svart
  The pants are only available in black

Expressions

• lämna svart på vitt
  put in black and white
• stå på svarta listan
  be blacklisted
• svarta tavlan
  blackboard

Words built with svart

• svartklädd clothed in black
• svartbygge building without planning permission

Questions

Origin

From Old Swedish svarter, from Old Norse svartr, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz (“black, dark-coloured”), from Proto-Indo-European *swordo- (“dirty, dark, black”).

Nearby common words

svart is number 564 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

• 560snacka chat, talk
• 561doktor doctor, physician
• 562mörda murder
• 563lugn calm, self-possessed
• 565arg enraged, mad (US)
• 566hälsa salute, greet
• 567utanför outside
• 568unge kid, child