svartvit
Swedish
Etymology
svart (“black”) + vit (“white”)
Adjective
svartvit (not comparable)
- black-and-white
- (figuratively) black-and-white (lacking in nuance)
Declension
Inflection of svartvit | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | svartvit | — | — |
Neuter singular | svartvitt | — | — |
Plural | svartvita | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | svartvite | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | svartvite | — | — |
All | svartvita | — | — |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
References
- svartvit in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- svartvit in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- svartvit in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)