svartsyn
Swedish
Etymology
Compound of svart (“black”) + syn (“view”). Apparently a calque of Danish sortsyn, coined by Danish critic Georg Brandes in 1895. First attested in 1908.[1]
Noun
svartsyn c
- pessimism
Declension
| Declension of svartsyn | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | svartsyn | svartsynen | — | — |
| Genitive | svartsyns | svartsynens | — | — |
Related terms
- svartsynt
References
- svartsyn in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- svartsyn in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- svartsyn in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- “sortsyn” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog