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]
Declension
| Declension of svartsyn | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | svartsyn | svartsynen | — | — |
| Genitive | svartsyns | svartsynens | — | — |
Related terms
- svartsynt
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