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Kunst.

art

5 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/kʊnst/[kʰʊnst]

  1. art

    countable · feminine · uncountable
    Kunstgeschichte
    bildende Kunst

  2. artworks, works of art

    collective · feminine · uncountable
    Kunstsammler
    Diese Woche wird im Museum mittelalterliche Kunst ausgestellt.

  3. craft

    feminine · usually
    die Kunst des Kochens
    keine Kunst sein

  4. skill, ability

    broadly · feminine · informal
    seine Künste anbieten

  5. something artificially created or manufactured, as opposed to something natural

    feminine
    Kunstschnee
    Kunst sein
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-der. Proto-Germanic *kunstizder. Old High German kunst Middle High German kunst German Kunst From Middle High German and Old High German kunst (“knowledge”), first attested in c. 9th century; related to the verb können. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kunstiz (“knowledge, ability”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”). Cognate with Dutch kunst, West Frisian keunst, Swedish konst.

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