svartsyn

Swedish

Etymology

svart + syn, used since 1908, apparently from Danish sortsyn, coined in 1895 by Georg Brandes.

Noun

svartsyn c

  1. pessimism

Declension

Declension of svartsyn 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative svartsyn svartsynen
Genitive svartsyns svartsynens
  • svartsynt

References

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