bjärt

See also: bjart

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish biærter, from Old Norse bjartr.

Adjective

bjärt (comparative bjärtare, superlative bjärtast)

bright and colorful (especially, having areas of sharply contrasting colors, like for example some exotic birds)
(figuratively) stark (contrast)
Hans agerande står i bjärt kontrast mot hans påstådda värderingar
His actions stand in stark contrast to his alleged values

Declension

Inflection of **bjärt**
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	bjärt	bjärtare	bjärtast
neuter singular	bjärt	bjärtare	bjärtast
plural	bjärta	bjärtare	bjärtast
masculine plural²	bjärte	bjärtare	bjärtast

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	bjärte	bjärtare	bjärtaste
all	bjärta	bjärtare	bjärtaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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