svartsjuk
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
svart (“black”) + sjuk (“sick, ill”), a reference to bära svarta strumpor (“to be jealous”, literally “to wear black stockings”)
Pronunciation[edit]
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Adjective[edit]
svartsjuk (comparative svartsjukare, superlative svartsjukast)
Usage notes[edit]
Usually of romantic jealousy (like being (overly) worried about infidelity). More rarely of other kinds of jealousy that involve less attention being given towards oneself.
Declension[edit]
Inflection of svartsjuk | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | svartsjuk | svartsjukare | svartsjukast |
Neuter singular | svartsjukt | svartsjukare | svartsjukast |
Plural | svartsjuka | svartsjukare | svartsjukast |
Masculine plural3 | svartsjuke | svartsjukare | svartsjukast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | svartsjuke | svartsjukare | svartsjukaste |
All | svartsjuka | svartsjukare | svartsjukaste |
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 |
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References[edit]
- svartsjuk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- svartsjuk in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- svartsjuk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- svartsjuk in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)