gestalt

== English == === Alternative forms === Gestalt === Etymology === Borrowed from German Gestalt (“shape, figure, form”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɡəˈʃtælt/, /ɡəˈʃtɑːlt/, /-ˈst-/ (US) IPA(key): /ɡəˈʃtɔlt/, /ɡəˈstɔlt/ === Noun === gestalt (plural gestalts or gestalten) A collection of physical, biological, psychological or symbolic elements that creates a whole, unified concept or pattern which is other than the sum of its parts due to the relationships between the parts (of a character, personality, entity, or being). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === taglets == Indonesian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from German Gestalt (“shape, figure, form”). === Noun === gestalt (plural gestalt-gestalt) (psychology) gestalt: a collection of physical, biological, psychological or symbolic elements that creates a whole, unified concept or pattern which is other than the sum of its parts, due to the relationships between the parts (of a character, personality, entity, or being) === Further reading === “gestalt”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Polish == === Alternative forms === Gestalt === Etymology === Borrowed from German Gestalt. Doublet of kształt. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡɛʂ.talt/ Rhymes: -ɛʂtalt Syllabification: ges‧talt === Noun === gestalt m inan (psychology) gestalt ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === gestalt in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN gestalt in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Gestalt. Attested since 1623. === Pronunciation === === Noun === gestalt c a figure ((shape of a) being, especially a human or human-like being) (more rarely, somewhat poetic) a shape, a form (more generally) a gestalt (a whole different from the sum of its parts) ==== Usage notes ==== More everyday-sounding compared to English gestalt in (sense 1), matching figure in tone as well. ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== gestalta ==== See also ==== figur === References === “gestalt”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “gestalt”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “gestalt”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)