# kunst
## Danish
### Etymology

From Middle Low German kunst, from Proto-Germanic *kunstiz (“knowledge, ability”), derived from the verb *kunnaną (“to know”). Cognate with German Kunst and Dutch kunst. Swedish konst was also borrowed from Low German.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkʰɔnˀsd̥]

### Noun

kunst c (singular definite kunsten, plural indefinite kunster)
* art
* artistry
* skill
* trick

#### Derived terms

* kunstmaler
* kunstmuseum
* kunstværk

### References

* “kunst” in Den Danske Ordbog
* “kunst” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

## Dutch
### Alternative forms

* konst (obsolete)

### Etymology

From Middle Dutch cunst, const, cunste, conste (“skill, ability, knowledge, craft”), from Old Dutch *kunst (“knowledge, know-how, skill”), from Proto-Germanic *kunstiz (“knowledge, ability”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenH-, *ǵnō- (“to know”), equivalent to kunnen +‎ -st.
Cognate with Old Saxon kunst (“skill, wisdom”), Old High German kunst (“knowledge, wisdom, skill”), Old Frisian kunst, konst, kenst (“knowledge”). More at cunning.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kʏnst/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: kunst
* Rhymes: -ʏnst

### Noun

kunst f (plural kunsten, diminutive kunstje n)
* art
* prowess, ability
* (in the diminutive) trick (entertaining action)

#### Derived terms

* beeldende kunst
* beeldhouwkunst
* boekdrukkunst
* bouwkunst
* kleinkunst
* kookkunst
* koud kunstje
* kunst-
* kunstcriticus
* kunstenaar
* kunstgeschiedenis
* kunsthal
* kunsthandel
* kunsthandelaar
* kunsthistorie
* kunstig
* kunstkenner
* kunstmatig
* kunstmuseum
* kunstproject
* kunstrechter
* kunstschilder
* kunststroming
* kunststuk
* kunsttentoonstelling
* kunstverzamelaar
* kunstvoorwerp
* oefening baart kunst
* podiumkunst
* schilderkunst
* schone kunsten
* tekenkunst
* toonkunst

#### Descendants

* Afrikaans: kuns
* Negerhollands: kunsche (from the diminutive)
* → Papiamentu: kenshi, kunstji (from the diminutive)

### Anagrams

* knust

## Estonian
### Etymology

From Middle Low German kunst. Influenced by German Kunst.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkunʲst/

### Noun

kunst (genitive kunsti, partitive kunsti)
* art
    Synonym: taie
* skill, trick

#### Derived terms

* kunstinäitus
* kunstlik

## Middle Low German
### Etymology

From Old Saxon kunst, from Proto-Germanic *kunstiz. Compare Old High German kunst.

### Noun

kunst f
* knowledge
* ability

#### Descendants

* → Danish: kunst
* → Estonian: kunst
* Norwegian:
** → Norwegian Bokmål: kunst
** → Norwegian Nynorsk: kunst

### References

* "kunst (1)" in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelniederdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

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).

### Noun

kunst m (definite singular kunsten, indefinite plural kunster, definite plural kunstene)
* art
    abstrakt kunst ― abstract art
* (in some compound words) artificial, man-made; see also kunstig.

#### Derived terms

* billedkunst
* gatekunst
* kokekunst
* kunstart
* kunstform
* kunstgalleri
* kunsthistorie
* kunsthistoriker
* kunsthåndverk
* kunstkritiker
* kunstkritikk
* kunstløp
* kunstmaler
* kunstmuseum
* kunstskole
* kunstverk
* legekunst
* malerkunst
* samtidskunst
* skrivekunst

### References

* “kunst” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Middle Low German kunst.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kʉnst/

### Noun

kunst f or m (definite singular kunsten or kunsta, indefinite plural kunster or kunstar, definite plural kunstene or kunstane)
* art
* (in some compound words) artificial, man-made; see also kunstig.

#### Inflection

* Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard.
* Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier.
* Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen.

#### Derived terms

* gatekunst
* kokekunst
* kunstart
* kunstform
* kunstgalleri
* kunsthistorie
* kunstkritikk
* kunstlaup
* kunstløp
* kunstmuseum
* kunstskole
* kunstskule
* kunstverk
* målarkunst
* samtidskunst
* skrivekunst
* tonekunst

### References

* “kunst” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
* “kunst”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
* “kunst” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

## Vilamovian
### Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German kunst (“knowledge”) attested since the 9th century; ultimately from the root of the verb kenna (“to know”).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

kunst f
* art

#### Derived terms

* kynstlich