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schwarz.

black, reflecting little or no light

7 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adj/ʃvarts/[ʃʋaʁts][ʃʋaɐ̯ts][ʃʋaːts]
  1. black, reflecting little or no light

  2. illegal

    figuratively
  3. black, having a high amount of melanin in an organ, e.g. the skin

  4. of the CDU or CSU (large center-right Christian Democratic parties, whose associated colour is black)

    Germany · relational
  5. of the ÖVP (conservative party, whose associated colour is black)

    Austria · relational
  6. without milk

  7. not having won any trick (or only tricks with zero points)

  8. Goth (of Goth music or culture, called schwarze Szene (“black scene”) in German)

    relational
Where this word comes from

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, Yiddish שוואַרץ (shvarts).

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