See also: Kunst and kunst-

Danish

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German kunst, from Proto-Germanic *kunstiz (knowledge, ability), derived from the verb *kunnaną (to know). Cognate with German Kunst and Dutch kunst. Swedish konst was also borrowed from Low German.

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kunst c (singular definite kunsten, plural indefinite kunster)

  1. art
  2. artistry
  3. skill
  4. trick

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Dutch

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Etymology

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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 kunnen +‎ -st.

Cognate with Old Saxon kunst (skill, wisdom), Old High German kunst (knowledge, wisdom, skill), Old Frisian kunst, konst, kenst (knowledge). More at cunning.

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  • IPA(key): /kʏnst/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: kunst
  • Rhymes: -ʏnst

Noun

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kunst f (plural kunsten, diminutive kunstje n)

  1. art
  2. prowess, ability
  3. (in the diminutive) trick (entertaining action)

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: kuns
  • Negerhollands: kunsche (from the diminutive)
  • Papiamentu: kenshi, kunstji (from the diminutive)

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Estonian

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German kunst. Influenced by German Kunst.

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kunst (genitive kunsti, partitive kunsti)

  1. art
    Synonym: taie
  2. skill, trick

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Declension of kunst (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative kunst kunstid
accusative nom.
gen. kunsti
genitive kunstide
partitive kunsti kunste
kunstisid
illative kunsti
kunstisse
kunstidesse
kunstesse
inessive kunstis kunstides
kunstes
elative kunstist kunstidest
kunstest
allative kunstile kunstidele
kunstele
adessive kunstil kunstidel
kunstel
ablative kunstilt kunstidelt
kunstelt
translative kunstiks kunstideks
kunsteks
terminative kunstini kunstideni
essive kunstina kunstidena
abessive kunstita kunstideta
comitative kunstiga kunstidega

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Middle Low German

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Etymology

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From Old Saxon kunst, from Proto-Germanic *kunstiz. Compare Old High German kunst.

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kunst f

  1. knowledge
  2. ability

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  • Danish: kunst
  • Estonian: kunst
  • Norwegian:
    • Norwegian Bokmål: kunst
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: kunst

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German kunst (knowledge, ability), from Old Saxon kunst, from Proto-Germanic *kunstiz (knowledge, ability), from the verb *kunnaną (to know, recognise), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥néh₃ti (to know, recognize), from *ǵneh₃- (to know) + *-né- (forms transitive imperfective verbs).

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kunst m (definite singular kunsten, indefinite plural kunster, definite plural kunstene)

  1. art
    abstrakt kunst - abstract art
  2. (in some compound words) artificial, man-made; see also kunstig.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German kunst.

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kunst f or m (definite singular kunsten or kunsta, indefinite plural kunster or kunstar, definite plural kunstene or kunstane)

  1. art
  2. (in some compound words) artificial, man-made; see also kunstig.

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  • “kunst” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “kunst”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
  • “kunst” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

Vilamovian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German and Old High German kunst (knowledge) attested since the 9th century; ultimately from the root of the verb kenna (to know).

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kunst f

  1. art

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