schwarz
German
Etymology
From Middle High German swarz, from Old High German swarz, from Proto-West Germanic *swart, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swerd- (“dirty, dark, black”).
Compare Dutch zwart, English swart and swarthy, West Frisian swart, Danish sort.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃvarts/, [ʃʋaʁts], [ʃʋaɐ̯ts], [ʃʋaːts], [ʃʋaχts]
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Adjective
schwarz (strong nominative masculine singular schwarzer, comparative schwärzer or schwarzer, superlative am schwärzesten or am schwarzesten)
- black, reflecting little or no light
- (figurative) illegal
- black, having a high amount of melanin in an organ, e.g. the skin
- (politics, Germany, relational) of the CDU or CSU (large center-right Christian Democratic parties, whose associated colour is black)
- (of coffee) without milk
- (trick-taking card games) not having won any trick (or only tricks with zero points)
- (relational) Goth (of Goth music or culture, called schwarze Szene (“black scene”) in German)
Declension
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Derived terms
Related terms
Hunsrik
Alternative forms
- xwats (Wiesemann spelling system)
Etymology
From Middle High German swarz, from Old High German swarz, from Proto-West Germanic *swart, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swordo- (“dirty, dark, black”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃvat͡s/
Adjective
schwarz (comparative schwerzer, superlative schwerzest)
- black
- Ich hon en schwarze Katz.
- I have a black cat.
See also
| Weis | Grau | Schwarz |
| Rod | Ranschegelleb; Braun | Gelleb, Geel |
| Grien (Hellgrien), (Neongrien) | Grien (Dunkelgrien) | Menz |
| Meergrien | Blau (Hellblau) | Blau (Dunkelblau) |
| Feilche | Rosch, Lila | Roserod |
Further reading
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Middle High German swarz, from Old High German swarz, from Proto-West Germanic *swart, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swordo- (“dirty, dark, black”). Compare Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), Dutch zwart, English swart.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃʋaɐ̯t͡s/