svartsjuka

Swedish

Etymology 1

svart +‎ sjuka; see svartsjuk

Noun

svartsjuka c

1. (romantic) jealousness, jealousy

Usage notes

Usually of romantic jealousy (like being (overly) worried about infidelity). More rarely of other kinds of jealousy that involve less attention being given towards oneself.

Declension

Declension of svartsjuka

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	svartsjuka	svartsjukas
	definite	svartsjukan	svartsjukans
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

svartsjuka

1. inflection of svartsjuk:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Further reading

• svartsjuka in Svensk ordbok.