Kunst

== German == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kʊnst/, [kʰʊnst] Rhymes: -ʊnst === Noun === Kunst f (genitive Kunst, plural Künste) (uncountable, countable) art Kunstgeschichte ― history of art bildende Kunst ― visual arts die sieben freien Künste ― the seven liberal arts (uncountable, collectively) artworks, works of art Synonym: Kunstwerke Kunstsammler ― art collector Diese Woche wird im Museum mittelalterliche Kunst ausgestellt. ― This week, medieval works of art are on display in the museum. (usually accompanied by a genitive or adjective or as part of a compound) craft [with genitive ‘of something’] die Kunst des Kochens ― the craft of cooking keine Kunst sein ― to not be a feat (literally, “to not be a craft”) (informal, by extension) skill, ability seine Künste anbieten ― to offer one's abilities (now chiefly as the first part of compound words) something artificially created or manufactured, as opposed to something natural Kunstschnee ― artificial snow Kunst sein ― to be artificial ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== können ==== Descendants ==== → Icelandic: kúnst → Kashubian: kùńszt → Polish: kunszt → Silesian: kōnszt → Yiddish: קונסט (kunst) === Further reading === “Kunst” in Duden online “Kunst”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German) “Kunst” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. Kunst on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de == Hunsrik == === Etymology === From Middle High German and Old High German kunst (“knowledge”), first attested in c. 9th century; ultimately from the verb können. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkʰunʃt/ Rhymes: -unʃt Syllabification: Kunst === Noun === Kunst f (plural Kinst) art === Further reading === Online Hunsrik Dictionary