# kultur
## English
### Alternative forms

* Kultur

### Etymology

Borrowed from German Kultur, from Latin cultūra; doublet of culture.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kʊlˈtuːɹ/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)

### Noun

kultur (uncountable)
* German culture or civilization, especially seen as authoritarian or racist during the period of world wars (1914-18 and 1939-45)
** 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.

### References

* “kultur”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

## Danish
### Etymology

From Latin cultūra, from colō (“I cultivate, nurture”).

### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -ur

### Noun

kultur c (singular definite kulturen, plural indefinite kulturer)
* culture

#### Derived terms

* kulturchok n (“culture shock”)
* kulturel (“cultural”)
* kulturrevolution c (“cultural revolution”)

### References

* “kultur” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch cultuur (“culture”), from Middle French culture (“cultivation; culture”), from Latin cultūra (“cultivation; culture”), from cultus, perfect passive participle of colō (“till, cultivate, worship”) (related to colōnus and colōnia), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (“to move; to turn (around)”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkʊltʊr]
* Hyphenation: kul‧tur

### Noun

kultur (plural kultur-kultur)
* culture,
** practices and beliefs particular to a society or group
** tillage of crops, collection of (micro-)organisms; cultivation

#### Synonyms

* (practices, beliefs) kebudayaan
* (crops, cultivation) budi daya, kultivasi
* (microorganism) biakan

#### Derived terms

* mengultur
* kultur disiplin
* kultur ekstensif
* kultur jaringan
* kultur murni
* kultur tertutup

#### Related terms

* kultural

### Further reading

* “kultur” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Latin cultūra, from colō (“I cultivate, nurture”).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

kultur m (definite singular kulturen, indefinite plural kulturer, definite plural kulturene)
* culture

#### Derived terms

* høykultur
* kulturarv
* kulturgjenstand
* kulturhistorie
* kulturminne

### References

* “kultur” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Latin cultūra, from colō (“I cultivate, nurture”).

### Noun

kultur m (definite singular kulturen, indefinite plural kulturar, definite plural kulturane)
* culture

#### Derived terms

* kulturarv
* kulturell
* kulturgjenstand
* kulturhistorie
* kulturminne

### References

* “kultur” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Latin cultūra, from colō (“I cultivate, nurture”).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

kultur c
* culture (customs, etc.)
* culture ((higher) art, etc.)
* a culture (group with common culture)
* (botany, agriculture) culture
* (microbiology) a culture

#### Related terms

* amatörkultur
* bakteriekultur
* barnkultur
* finkultur
* högkultur
* interkulturell (“intercultural”)
* kulturanslag
* kulturarbetare
* kulturarv n (“cultural heritage”)
* kulturbegrepp
* kulturbudget c (“(state) budget for (the ministry of) cultural affairs”)
* kulturdepartement n (“ministry of culture”)
* kulturfolk
* kulturföretagande n (“cultural or artistic entrepreneurship”)
* kulturförvaltning
* kulturhistoria
* kulturhus
* kulturinstitution c (“cultural institution”)
* kulturliv n (“cultural life, the arts”)
* kulturmiljö
* kulturminister c (“minister for culture”)
* kulturminne
* kulturmjölk
* kulturmyndighet c (“cultural public authority”)
* kulturnatt
* kulturnämnd
* kulturområde n (“an area of culture or cultural affairs; the political area of cultural affairs”)
* kulturpolitik c (“the politics of cultural affairs and endowments”)
* kulturproposition c (“a bill for the politics of cultural affairs”)
* kulturråd n (“council for cultural affairs, arts council; counsellor for cultural affairs”)
* kultursektor
* kulturskapare c (“artist, cultural creator”)
* kulturskymning
* kulturstubbe
* kulturstöd
* kultursyn c (“view of culture”)
* kulturtidskrift
* kulturupplevelse
* kulturutredning c (“government report on the politics of cultural affairs”)
* kulturutskott n (“parliamentary committee on cultural affairs”)
* monokultur
* motkultur
* mångkultur
* världskultur

### References

* kultur in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* kultur in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* kultur in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)