konst

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See also: konst. and konst-

Danish[edit]

Noun[edit]

konst c (singular definite konsten, plural indefinite konster)

  1. Obsolete spelling of kunst
    • 1834, Frederik Christian Sibbern, Om Poesie og Konst i Almindelighed: med Hensyn til alle Arter Deraf, dog isär Digte-, Maler- Bildledhugger og Skuespillerkonst : Aller Forderag over almindelig Aesthetik og Poetik:
      Men Dette fører til, her at give det Spørgsmaal Plads: hvorved Poesie og Konst virker, og af hvilken Betydning den[sic] derfor er i Menneskelivet i det Hele.
      But this leads to giving space here to the question: how poetry and art work, and of what significance it[sic] therefore is in human life in general.
    • 1859, Christian Molbech, Dansk ordbog indeholdende det danske sprogs stammeord, tilligemed afledede og sammensatte ord, efter den nuværende sprogbrug forklarede i deres forskiellige betydninger, og ved talemaader og exempler oplyste, page 598:
      Konst, en. pl. -er. [I ældre danske Skrifter: Kaanst. (Bib. 1550 har endnu Kaanst; men ogsaa Konst, konstelig, o. s. v., ligesom alle, indtil de nyeste Bibel-Udgaver) Sv. Konst. T. Kunst. Isl. Kunnátta, Kundskab. Om Ordets Stavemaade med o eller u, er handlet i Fortalen.
      Art, en. pl. -er. [I older Danish writings: Kaanst. (The bible of 1550 still has Kaanst; but also Konst, konstelig etc., just as all, until the newest, editions of the bible) Swedish Konst. T. Kunst. Islandic Kunnátta, knowledge. The word's being spelled with o or with u is discussed in the preface.

Dutch[edit]

Noun[edit]

konst f (plural konsten, diminutive konstje n)

  1. Obsolete spelling of kunst

Swedish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle Low German kunst, from the verb kunnen (“to know”), from Old Saxon kunnan.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kɔnːst/
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Noun[edit]

konst c

  1. an art (a liberal art, to make artworks)
    Livet är kort, men konsten är evig.
    Life is short, but the art is forever.
  2. an art, a science, a trick, knowledge (something to learn and know)
    konsten att flyga
    the art of flight
  3. (dated) an art, an invention, an engine, a machinery, a pump (something artificial)
    Till detta ändamål använder man vanligtvis konster eller pumpverk, medelst hvilka vattnet pumpas upp ...
    For this purpose pumps are commonly used, with which the water is pumped up ...

Usage notes[edit]

As labeled, the third definition isn't used anymore although it has led to a prefix konst-, meaning "artificial", which still is very frequently used.

Declension[edit]

Declension of konst 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative konst konsten konster konsterna
Genitive konsts konstens konsters konsternas

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

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