Schwarz

See also: schwarz

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schwarz.

Proper noun

Schwarz

1. A surname from German.

See also

• Schwartz

French

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schwarz.

Proper noun

Schwarz ?

1. a surname from German

German

Distribution of the "Schwarz" surname (in Germany).

Etymology

From the adjective schwarz, from Middle High German swarz, from Old High German swarz, from Proto-West Germanic *swart, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swordo- (“dirty, dark, black”). Compare German schwarz, Dutch zwart, English swart.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃvaʁt͡s/

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• Hyphenation: Schwarz

Noun

Schwarz n (strong, genitive Schwarzes or Schwarz, no plural)

1. black (colour)
2. (heraldry) sable; black in heraldry

Declension

Declension of Schwarz [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Schwarz
genitive	eines	des	Schwarzes, Schwarz
dative	einem	dem	Schwarz
accusative	ein	das	Schwarz

Proper noun

Schwarz m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Schwarz' or (with an article) Schwarz, feminine genitive Schwarz, plural Schwarz or Schwarzes or Schwarzens)

1. a common surname transferred from the nickname; variant form Schwartz

Derived terms

• Cauchy-Schwarz-Ungleichung
• Schwarzin f (feminine form, obsolete)

Related terms

• Schwarzenegger
• Schwarzschild

See also

Colors in German · Farben (layout · text)

Weiß	Grau	Schwarz
Rot (Purpur)	Orange; Braun	Gelb; Creme, Ocker
Grün (Hellgrün, Neongrün)	Grün (Dunkelgrün)
Türkis (Cyan, Meeresgrün)	Blau (Hellblau, Azurblau)	Blau (Dunkelblau)
Lila, Violett (Blasslila, Altrosa)	Lila, Violett (Magenta, Purpur)	Rosa; Pink

Further reading

• “Schwarz” in Duden online
• “Schwarz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Etymology

From the adjective schwarz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃvat͡s/

Noun

Schwarz n (plural Schwarzrode)

1. The color black

See also

Colors in Hunsrik · Forrve (layout · text)

Weis	Grau	Schwarz
Rod	Ranschegelleb; Braun	Gelleb, Geel
Grien (Hellgrien), (Neongrien)	Grien (Dunkelgrien)	Menz
Meergrien	Blau (Hellblau)	Blau (Dunkelblau)
Feilche	Rosch, Lila	Roserod

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German swarz, from Old High German swarz, from Proto-West Germanic *swart, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swordo- (“dirty, dark, black”). Compare German schwarz, Dutch zwart, English swart.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃʋaːɐ̯t͡s/

Noun

Schwarz f

1. black

See also

Colors in Pennsylvania German · Farewe (layout · text)

Weiss	Gro	Schwarz (Schwatz)
Rot	Arentsch; Brau	Gehl
Grie (Hellgrie)	Grie
Seegrie	Blo (Hellblo)	Blo
		Pink

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Schwarz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʂfart͡s/
• Rhymes: -art͡s
• Syllabification: Schwarz
• Homophones: Schwartz, szwarc, Szwarc, Szwarz

Proper noun

Schwarz m pers

1. a male surname from German

Declension

Declension of Schwarz

	singular	plural
nominative	Schwarz	Schwarzowie
genitive	Schwarza	Schwarzów
dative	Schwarzowi	Schwarzom
accusative	Schwarza	Schwarzów
instrumental	Schwarzem	Schwarzami
locative	Schwarzu	Schwarzach
vocative	Schwarzu	Schwarzowie

Proper noun

Schwarz f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname from German

Further reading

• “Schwarz”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Schwarz.

Proper noun

Schwarz m or f by sense

1. a surname from German

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schwarz.

Proper noun

Schwarz m or f by sense

1. a surname from German