black metal

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblæk ˌmɛtəl/

Noun

black metal (uncountable)

1. Iron, or similar metals worked by a blacksmith
2. (music) A subgenre of heavy metal employing fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars, double-kick drumming, raw recording and unconventional song structure, often emphasizing antireligious and misanthropic themes.
3. (music, dated, 1980s and early 1990s) Any form of extreme metal having a Satanic or anti-Christian theme.

Antonyms

• white metal

Derived terms

Derived terms

• ambient black metal
• atmospheric black metal
• black metaller
• blackgaze
• depressive black metal, depressive suicidal black metal
• folk black metal
• holy unblack metal
• national socialist black metal (NSBM)
• symphonic black metal
• unblack metal

Translations

a subgenre of heavy metal

• Dutch: black metal (nl) m
• Georgian: ბლეკ-მეტალი (bleḳ-meṭali)
• Italian: black metal (it)
• Japanese: ブラックメタル (burakkumetaru)
• Marathi: ब्लॅक मेटल n (blĕk meṭal)
• Norwegian: svartmetall
• Portuguese: black metal (pt) m
• Russian: блэк-метал (ru) m (blɛk-metal)
• Spanish: black metal m
• Swedish: black metal c, svartmetall c (uncommon)

Dutch

Alternative forms

• blackmetal (unofficial)

Etymology

Borrowed from English black metal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblɛk ˌmɛ.təl/

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• Hyphenation: black me‧tal

Noun

black metal m (uncountable)

1. (music) black metal (extreme-metal genre)

Finnish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English black metal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblækˌmetɑl/, [ˈblækˌme̞t̪ɑ̝l]
• IPA^(key): /ˈblækˌmetɑlːi/, [ˈblækˌme̞t̪ɑ̝lːi]
• Rhymes: -etɑl, -etɑlli
• Hyphenation^(key): black‧metal

Noun

black metal

1. (music) black metal

   Synonym: bläkkis

Declension

Inflection of black metal (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		black metal	black metalit
genitive		black metalin	black metalien black metaleiden black metaleitten
partitive		black metalia	black metaleita black metaleja
illative		black metaliin	black metaleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		black metal	black metalit
accusative	nom.	black metal	black metalit
	gen.	black metalin
genitive		black metalin	black metalien black metaleiden black metaleitten
partitive		black metalia	black metaleita black metaleja
inessive		black metalissa	black metaleissa
elative		black metalista	black metaleista
illative		black metaliin	black metaleihin
adessive		black metalilla	black metaleilla
ablative		black metalilta	black metaleilta
allative		black metalille	black metaleille
essive		black metalina	black metaleina
translative		black metaliksi	black metaleiksi
abessive		black metalitta	black metaleitta
instructive		—	black metalein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of black metal (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative black metalini black metalini accusative nom. black metalini black metalini gen. black metalini genitive black metalini black metalieni black metaleideni black metaleitteni partitive black metaliani black metaleitani black metalejani inessive black metalissani black metaleissani elative black metalistani black metaleistani illative black metaliini black metaleihini adessive black metalillani black metaleillani ablative black metaliltani black metaleiltani allative black metalilleni black metaleilleni essive black metalinani black metaleinani translative black metalikseni black metaleikseni abessive black metalittani black metaleittani instructive — — comitative — black metaleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative black metalisi black metalisi accusative nom. black metalisi black metalisi gen. black metalisi genitive black metalisi black metaliesi black metaleidesi black metaleittesi partitive black metaliasi black metaleitasi black metalejasi inessive black metalissasi black metaleissasi elative black metalistasi black metaleistasi illative black metaliisi black metaleihisi adessive black metalillasi black metaleillasi ablative black metaliltasi black metaleiltasi allative black metalillesi black metaleillesi essive black metalinasi black metaleinasi translative black metaliksesi black metaleiksesi abessive black metalittasi black metaleittasi instructive — — comitative — black metaleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative black metalimme black metalimme accusative nom. black metalimme black metalimme gen. black metalimme genitive black metalimme black metaliemme black metaleidemme black metaleittemme partitive black metaliamme black metaleitamme black metalejamme inessive black metalissamme black metaleissamme elative black metalistamme black metaleistamme illative black metaliimme black metaleihimme adessive black metalillamme black metaleillamme ablative black metaliltamme black metaleiltamme allative black metalillemme black metaleillemme essive black metalinamme black metaleinamme translative black metaliksemme black metaleiksemme abessive black metalittamme black metaleittamme instructive — — comitative — black metaleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative black metalinne black metalinne accusative nom. black metalinne black metalinne gen. black metalinne genitive black metalinne black metalienne black metaleidenne black metaleittenne partitive black metalianne black metaleitanne black metalejanne inessive black metalissanne black metaleissanne elative black metalistanne black metaleistanne illative black metaliinne black metaleihinne adessive black metalillanne black metaleillanne ablative black metaliltanne black metaleiltanne allative black metalillenne black metaleillenne essive black metalinanne black metaleinanne translative black metaliksenne black metaleiksenne abessive black metalittanne black metaleittanne instructive — — comitative — black metaleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative black metalinsa black metalinsa accusative nom. black metalinsa black metalinsa gen. black metalinsa genitive black metalinsa black metaliensa black metaleidensa black metaleittensa partitive black metaliaan black metaliansa black metaleitaan black metalejaan black metaleitansa black metalejansa inessive black metalissaan black metalissansa black metaleissaan black metaleissansa elative black metalistaan black metalistansa black metaleistaan black metaleistansa illative black metaliinsa black metaleihinsa adessive black metalillaan black metalillansa black metaleillaan black metaleillansa ablative black metaliltaan black metaliltansa black metaleiltaan black metaleiltansa allative black metalilleen black metalillensa black metaleilleen black metaleillensa essive black metalinaan black metalinansa black metaleinaan black metaleinansa translative black metalikseen black metaliksensa black metaleikseen black metaleiksensa abessive black metalittaan black metalittansa black metaleittaan black metaleittansa instructive — — comitative — black metaleineen black metaleinensa

Derived terms

• bläkkis
• bläkkäri

 

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English black metal.

Noun

black metal m (uncountable)

1. (music) black metal (a subgenre of heavy metal)

Swedish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English black metal.

Noun

black metal c

1. (music) black metal

   Synonym: (uncommon) svartmetall

See also

• dödsmetall
• growla