sverta

Faroese

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *swartijaną, from *swartaz (“black”).

Verb

sverta (third person singular past indicative svertaði, third person plural past indicative svertaðu, supine svertað)

1. to dye black

Conjugation

Conjugation of sverta (group v-30)
infinitive	sverta
supine	svertað
participle (a6)1	svertandi	svertaður
	present	past
first singular	sverti	svertaði
second singular	svertar	svertaði
third singular	svertar	svertaði
plural	sverta	svertaðu
	imperative
singular	sverta!
plural	svertið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *swartijǭ (whence also German Schwärze), derived from *swartaz (“black”) (whence Faroese svartur).

Noun

sverta f

1. blacking; ink

Declension

f1s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	sverta	svertan
accusative	svertu	svertuna
dative	svertu	svertuni
genitive	svertu	svertunnar

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsvɛr̥ta/

  Rhymes: -ɛr̥ta

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *swartijaną, from *swartaz (“black”).

Verb

sverta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative sverti, supine svert)

1. (transitive, with accusative) to black, to blacken, to color black

   Á ég að sverta skóna þína?

   Shall I blacken your shoes?

2. (transitive, with accusative) to blacken, sully (reputation, etc.)

   Hún sverti mannorð hans.

   She sullied his reputation.

Conjugation

sverta — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að sverta
supine (sagnbót)		svert
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		svertandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég sverti	við svertum	present (nútíð)	ég sverti	við svertum
	þú svertir	þið svertið		þú svertir	þið svertið
	hann, hún, það svertir	þeir, þær, þau sverta		hann, hún, það sverti	þeir, þær, þau sverti
past (þátíð)	ég sverti	við svertum	past (þátíð)	ég sverti	við svertum
	þú svertir	þið svertuð		þú svertir	þið svertuð
	hann, hún, það sverti	þeir, þær, þau svertu		hann, hún, það sverti	þeir, þær, þau svertu
imperative (boðháttur)	svert (þú)	svertið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	svertu	svertiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

svertast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að svertast
supine (sagnbót)		sverst
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		svertandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég svertist	við svertumst	present (nútíð)	ég svertist	við svertumst
	þú svertist	þið svertist		þú svertist	þið svertist
	hann, hún, það svertist	þeir, þær, þau svertast		hann, hún, það svertist	þeir, þær, þau svertist
past (þátíð)	ég svertist	við svertumst	past (þátíð)	ég svertist	við svertumst
	þú svertist	þið svertust		þú svertist	þið svertust
	hann, hún, það svertist	þeir, þær, þau svertust		hann, hún, það svertist	þeir, þær, þau svertust
imperative (boðháttur)	sverst (þú)	svertist (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	sverstu	svertisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

svertur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	svertur	svert	svert		svertir	svertar	svert
accusative (þolfall)	svertan	sverta	svert		sverta	svertar	svert
dative (þágufall)	svertum	svertri	svertu		svertum	svertum	svertum
genitive (eignarfall)	sverts	svertrar	sverts		svertra	svertra	svertra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	sverti	sverta	sverta		svertu	svertu	svertu
accusative (þolfall)	sverta	svertu	sverta		svertu	svertu	svertu
dative (þágufall)	sverta	svertu	sverta		svertu	svertu	svertu
genitive (eignarfall)	sverta	svertu	sverta		svertu	svertu	svertu

Related terms

• svartur
• sverta (noun)
• svertingi

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *swartijǭ (whence also German Schwärze), derived from *swartaz (“black”) (whence Icelandic svartur).

Noun

sverta f (genitive singular svertu, nominative plural svertur)

1. (uncountable) a black colorant, especially shoe polish and ink (in printing)
2. (uncountable) black smudges, spots, etc.
3. (uncountable, figuratively) a black spot (on someone’s reputation)
4. (uncountable) blackness
5. (obsolete) An appellation for a fox.
6. (countable, lichenology) One of several species of lichenized fungi in the genus Verrucaria and related genera within the family Verrucariaceae.

Declension

Declension of sverta (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sverta	svertan	svertur	sverturnar
accusative	svertu	svertuna	svertur	sverturnar
dative	svertu	svertunni	svertum	svertunum
genitive	svertu	svertunnar	sverta, svertna	svertanna, svertnanna

Derived terms

• ofnsverta
• prentsverta
• skósverta

Related terms

• svartur
• sverta (verb)
• svertingi

Anagrams

• vestra