kunst

See also Kunst

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈkɔnˀsd]

Noun

kunst (definite kunsten)

1. art
2. a trick

Dutch

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Etymology

From Middle Dutch cunst, const, cunste, conste (“skill, ability, knowledge, craft”), from Old Dutch *kunst (“knowledge, know-how, skill”), from Proto-Germanic *kunstiz (“knowledge, ability”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenH-, *ǵnō- (“to know”), equivalent to kun(nen) + -st. Cognate with Old Saxon kunst (“skill, wisdom”), Old High German kunst (“knowledge, wisdon, skill”), Old Frisian kunst, konst, kenst (“knowledge”). More at cunning.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kʏnst/

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Noun

kunst f (plural kunsten, diminutive kunstje)

1. art
2. a trick

Derived terms

kunstenaar m, kunstenares f kunstschilder kleinkunst kunsthal kunstig kunstmatig kunststof kunststroming kunstvezel schone kunsten tekenkunst

Anagrams

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