kultur

See also: Kultur, kúltúr, kültür, kultûr, and kultür

English

Alternative forms

• Kultur

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kultur, from Latin cultūra; doublet of culture.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʊlˈtuːɹ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

kultur (uncountable)

1. German culture or civilization, especially seen as authoritarian or racist during the period of world wars (1914-18 and 1939-45)
   • 1963: so much rot spoken about their inferior kultur-position and our herrenschaft – but that was for the Kaiser and the businessmen at home — Thomas Pynchon, V.

References

• “kultur”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Danish

Etymology

From Latin cultūra, from colō (“I cultivate, nurture”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ur

Noun

kultur c (singular definite kulturen, plural indefinite kulturer)

1. culture

Declension

Declension of kultur

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kultur	kulturen	kulturer	kulturerne
genitive	kulturs	kulturens	kulturers	kulturernes

Derived terms

• kulturchok n (“culture shock”)
• kulturel (“cultural”)
• kulturrevolution c (“cultural revolution”)

References

• “kultur” in Den Danske Ordbog

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch cultuur (“culture”), from Middle French culture (“cultivation; culture”), from Latin cultūra (“cultivation; culture”), from cultus, perfect passive participle of colō (“till, cultivate, worship”) (related to colōnus and colōnia), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (“to move; to turn (around)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkʊltʊr]
• Hyphenation: kul‧tur

Noun

kultur (plural kultur-kultur)

1. culture,
   1. practices and beliefs particular to a society or group.
   2. tillage of crops, collection of (micro-)organisms; cultivation

Synonyms

• (practices, beliefs) kebudayaan
• (crops, cultivation) budi daya, kultivasi
• (microorganism) biakan

Derived terms

• mengultur

• kultur disiplin
• kultur ekstensif
• kultur jaringan
• kultur murni
• kultur tertutup

Related terms

• kultural

Further reading

• “kultur” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin cultūra, from colō (“I cultivate, nurture”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

kultur m (definite singular kulturen, indefinite plural kulturer, definite plural kulturene)

1. culture

Derived terms

• høykultur
• kulturarv
• kulturgjenstand
• kulturhistorie
• kulturminne

References

• “kultur” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin cultūra, from colō (“I cultivate, nurture”).

Noun

kultur m (definite singular kulturen, indefinite plural kulturar, definite plural kulturane)

1. culture

Derived terms

• kulturarv
• kulturell
• kulturgjenstand
• kulturhistorie
• kulturminne

References

• “kultur” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin cultūra, from colō (“I cultivate, nurture”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

kultur c

1. culture (customs, etc.)
2. culture ((higher) art, etc.)
3. a culture (group with common culture)
4. (botany, agriculture) culture
5. (microbiology) a culture

Declension

Declension of kultur

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kultur	kulturs
	definite	kulturen	kulturens
plural	indefinite	kulturer	kulturers
	definite	kulturerna	kulturernas

Related terms

• amatörkultur
• bakteriekultur
• barnkultur
• finkultur
• högkultur
• interkulturell (“intercultural”)
• kulturanslag
• kulturarbetare
• kulturarv n (“cultural heritage”)
• kulturbegrepp
• kulturbudget c (“(state) budget for (the ministry of) cultural affairs”)
• kulturdepartement n (“ministry of culture”)
• kulturfolk
• kulturföretagande n (“cultural or artistic entrepreneurship”)
• kulturförvaltning
• kulturhistoria
• kulturhus
• kulturinstitution c (“cultural institution”)
• kulturliv n (“cultural life, the arts”)
• kulturmiljö
• kulturminister c (“minister for culture”)
• kulturminne
• kulturmjölk
• kulturmyndighet c (“cultural public authority”)
• kulturnatt
• kulturnämnd
• kulturområde n (“an area of culture or cultural affairs; the political area of cultural affairs”)
• kulturpolitik c (“the politics of cultural affairs and endowments”)
• kulturproposition c (“a bill for the politics of cultural affairs”)
• kulturråd n (“council for cultural affairs, arts council; counsellor for cultural affairs”)
• kultursektor
• kulturskapare c (“artist, cultural creator”)
• kulturskymning
• kulturstubbe
• kulturstöd
• kultursyn c (“view of culture”)
• kulturtidskrift
• kulturupplevelse
• kulturutredning c (“government report on the politics of cultural affairs”)
• kulturutskott n (“parliamentary committee on cultural affairs”)
• monokultur
• motkultur
• mångkultur
• världskultur

References

• kultur in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kultur in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kultur in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)