kunst
Danish edit
Etymology edit
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.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kunst c (singular definite kunsten, plural indefinite kunster)
Declension edit
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | kunst | kunsten | kunster | kunsterne |
genitive | kunsts | kunstens | kunsters | kunsternes |
Derived terms edit
References edit
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- konst (obsolete)
Etymology edit
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.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kunst f (plural kunsten, diminutive kunstje n)
Derived terms edit
- beeldende kunst
- beeldhouwkunst
- boekdrukkunst
- bouwkunst
- kleinkunst
- kookkunst
- koud kunstje
- kunst-
- kunstcriticus
- kunstenaar
- kunstgeschiedenis
- kunsthal
- kunsthandel
- kunsthandelaar
- kunsthistorie
- kunstig
- kunstkenner
- kunstmatig
- kunstmuseum
- kunstrechter
- kunstschilder
- kunststroming
- kunststuk
- kunstverzamelaar
- kunstvoorwerp
- oefening baart kunst
- podiumkunst
- podiumkunst
- schilderkunst
- schone kunsten
- tekenkunst
- toonkunst
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: kuns
- Negerhollands: kunsche (from the diminutive)
- → Papiamentu: kenshi, kunstji (from the diminutive)
Anagrams edit
Estonian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German kunst. Influenced by German Kunst.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kunst (genitive kunsti, partitive kunsti)
Declension edit
Declension of kunst (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation) | |||
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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 |
Derived terms edit
Middle Low German edit
Etymology edit
From Old Saxon kunst, from Proto-Germanic *kunstiz. Compare Old High German kunst.
Noun edit
kunst f
Descendants edit
References edit
- "kunst (1)" in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelniederdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
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).
Noun edit
kunst m (definite singular kunsten, indefinite plural kunster, definite plural kunstene)
- art
- abstrakt kunst - abstract art
- (in some compound words) artificial, man-made; see also kunstig.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “kunst” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German kunst.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kunst f or m (definite singular kunsten or kunsta, indefinite plural kunster or kunstar, definite plural kunstene or kunstane)
- art
- (in some compound words) artificial, man-made; see also kunstig.
Inflection edit
Historical inflection of kunst
Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier. Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen. |
Derived terms edit
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Vilamovian edit
Etymology edit
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”).
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Noun edit
kunst f