becksvart
Swedish
Etymology
beck + svart
Adjective
becksvart (comparative mer becksvart, superlative mest becksvart)
- pitch-black
Declension
| Inflection of becksvart | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | becksvart | mer becksvart | mest becksvart |
| Neuter singular | becksvart | mer becksvart | mest becksvart |
| Plural | becksvarta | mer becksvarta | mest becksvarta |
| Masculine plural3 | becksvarte | mer becksvarta | mest becksvarta |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | becksvarte | mer becksvarte | mest becksvarte |
| All | becksvarta | mer becksvarta | mest becksvarta |
| 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 | |||
Synonyms
- beckmörk
References
- becksvart in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- becksvart in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)