kunst

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.

• IPA^(key): [ˈkʰɔnˀsd̥]

kunst c (singular definite kunsten, plural indefinite kunster)

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

• kunstmaler
• kunstmuseum
• kunstværk

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

• konst (obsolete)

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.

• IPA^(key): /kʏnst/

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• Hyphenation: kunst
• Rhymes: -ʏnst

kunst f (plural kunsten, diminutive kunstje n)

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

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

• knust

From Middle Low German kunst. Influenced by German Kunst.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkunʲst/

kunst (genitive kunsti, partitive kunsti)

1. art

   Synonym: taie

2. skill, trick

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

kunst f

1. knowledge
2. ability

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

• "kunst (1)" in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelniederdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)

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).

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.

• “kunst” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Middle Low German kunst.

• IPA^(key): /kʉnst/

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.

• “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

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

• kynstlich