kultur
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[edit] English
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[edit] Etymology
From German Kultur, from Latin cultūra, whence also English culture.
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- IPA: /kʊl'tu:r/
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kultur (uncountable)
- German culture or civilisation, especially seen as authoritarian or racist during the period of world wars (1914-18 and 1939-45)
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- 1963: so much rot spoken about their inferior kultur-position and our herrenschaft – but that was for the Kaiser and the businessmen at home — Thomas Pynchon, V.
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[edit] References
- “kultur” in OED Online, Oxford University Press, 1989.
[edit] Norwegian
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From Latin colere (“‘cultivate, nurture’”).
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kultur m. (definite singular kulturen; indefinite plural kulturer; definite plural kulturene)
[edit] Swedish
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| Inflection for kultur | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| common | Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite |
| Base form | kultur | kulturen | kulturer | kulturerna |
| Possessive form | kulturs | kulturens | kulturers | kulturernas |
kultur c.