kunst

Etymology

From Middle Low German kunst.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkʰɔnˀsd̥]

Noun

kunst c (singular definite kunsten, plural indefinite kunster)

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

References

• “kunst” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “kunst” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Alternative forms

• konst (obsolete)

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^(key): /kʏnst/

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Noun

kunst f (plural kunsten, diminutive kunstje n)

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

Anagrams

• knust

Etymology

From Middle Low German kunst. Influenced by German Kunst.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkunʲst/

Noun

kunst (genitive kunsti, partitive kunsti)

1. art
2. skill, trick

Etymology

From Middle Low German kunst

Noun

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.

References

• “kunst” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Middle Low German kunst

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʉnst/

Noun

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

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

References

• “kunst” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Pronunciation

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Noun

kunst f

1. art