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

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • svartmålare
  • svartmåleri

Descendants

  • Finnish: mustamaalata (calque)

References

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