svartmåla

Swedish

Etymology

svart +‎ måla. Compare German schwarzmalen.

Verb

svartmåla (present svartmålar, preterite svartmålade, supine svartmålat, imperative svartmåla)

  1. paint a black picture, take a gloomy view, blackwash
  2. denigrate, defame

Conjugation

Conjugation of svartmåla (weak)
active passive
infinitive svartmåla svartmålas
supine svartmålat svartmålats
imperative svartmåla —
imper. plural1 svartmålen —
present past present past
indicative svartmålar svartmålade svartmålas svartmålades
ind. plural1 svartmåla svartmålade svartmålas svartmålades
subjunctive2 svartmåle svartmålade svartmåles svartmålades
present participle svartmålande
past participle svartmålad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • svartmålare
  • svartmåleri

Descendants

  • → Finnish: mustamaalata (calque)

References

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