abstrakt kunst

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An example of abstract art

Etymology

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First part abstrakt (abstract) from Latin abstractus (drawn away, abstract), perfect passive participle of abstrahō (I draw away, withdraw), from both ab- (away, away from, off), from Latin ab (from, away from, on, in), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (off, away) + and from trahō (I pull, draw, drag), from Proto-Italic *traɣō, from Proto-Indo-European *tregʰ- (to drag, pull), from *dʰregʰ- (to pull, draw, drag).

Last part kunst (art) from Middle Low German kunst (knowledge, ability), from Old Saxon kunst, from Proto-Germanic *kunstiz (knowledge, ability), from the verb *kunnaną (to know, recognise), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥néh₃ti (to know, recognize), from *ǵneh₃- (to know) + *-né- (forms transitive imperfective verbs).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /abˈstrakt kʉnst/, /apˈstrakt kʉnst/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ʉnst
  • Hyphenation: ab‧strakt‧kunst

Noun

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abstrakt kunst m (uncountable)

  1. (art) abstract art (art that does not depict objects in the natural world, but instead uses color and form in a non-representational way)

Synonyms

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