Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common

svartsjuk

jealous

Meaning

jealous

Forms

Forms of svartsjuk
Basic form	svartsjuk	with en-words
Neuter	svartsjukt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	svartsjuka	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	svartsjukare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	svartsjukast	“-est”, “most …”

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What does svartsjuk mean in English?

svartsjuk means “jealous”.

Origin

Compound of svart (“black”) + sjuk (“sick, ill”), a reference to bära svarta strumpor (“to be jealous”, literally “to wear black stockings”).

Nearby common words

svartsjuk is number 2,518 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

2,514kvitta make no difference, settle
2,515bön appeal, worship
2,516uppenbart obvious, obviously, apparently
2,517såvida in case, if
2,519stulit stolen
2,520växt plant, growth
2,521plugga plug, swot
2,522återgå return, go back

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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