hørbart

Hörbart is a Swedish adjective meaning that something can be heard; audible or perceptible by the ear. It describes sounds, voices, or noises that are detectable through hearing, regardless of loudness, and is used in both everyday language and technical writing.

Etymology and spelling variants: Hörbart is formed from the verb höra (to hear) combined with the suffix -bar, which in Swedish creates adjectives indicating capability or potential. In dictionaries and some texts, the base form hörbar is listed, while hörbart appears as a variant used in certain inflected forms or contexts.

Usage: The term is used to indicate that a sound is present to the listener. It can refer to the presence of a sound in a given environment, its clarity, or its recognizability. Hörbart is typically used for sounds within the human hearing range and can apply to both natural sounds and speech. It can function in phrases such as “rösten var hörbar” (the voice was audible) or “ljudet var hörbart trots bakgrundsljud” (the sound was audible despite background noise).

Antonyms and related terms: The opposite of hörbart is ohörbar (inaudible). Related concepts include hörsel (hearing) and hörbarhet or audibility, which denote the capacity to be heard.

See also: Ohörbar, hörsel, hörbarhet, audibility.