Art
See also: Appendix:Variations of "art"
English
Etymology
Clipping.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)t
Proper noun
Art
- A diminutive of the male given name Arthur, from the Celtic languages.
Anagrams
German
Etymology
From Middle High German art, from Old High German *art, from Proto-West Germanic *ard, from Proto-Germanic *ardiz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aːrt/, [ʔaːʁt], [ʔaːɐ̯t], [ʔaːt]
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Noun
Art f (genitive Art, plural Arten)
- kind, sort, type [with von (+ dative) ‘of something’]
- 2017, Simone Meier, Fleisch, Kein & Aber, page 20:
- Und so begann eine Art von Beziehung.
- And so began a kind of relationship.
- (biology, taxonomy) species
- Hyponyms: Pflanzenart, Tierart
- nature, character
- behaviour
- way, method
- Das ist nicht seine Art. ― That's not his way [of doing things].
- (grammar, of verbs) mode, mood
- Synonyms: Aussageart, Aussageform, Aussageweise, Modus, Redeweise, Sprechart, Wandelweise, Weise
- (grammar, rare, of verbs) voice
Declension
Declension of Art [feminine]
Derived terms
Derived terms
- Art und Weise
- artenreich
- Artensterben
- Artenvielfalt
- Arterhaltung
- Artgenosse
- artgerecht
- artig
- Denkart
- Grundart
- Lebensart
- Lesart
- Mundart
- Pflanzenart
- Rechenart
- Schriftart
- Tierart
- Tonart
- Unterart
- Verhaltensart
- Wesensart
- Wortart
Descendants
Further reading
- “Art” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Art” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Art” in Duden online
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /arˠʃt̪/, /arˠt̪/
Proper noun
Art m (genitive/vocative Airt)
- a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Arthur