cunst

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kunsti.

Noun

cunst f

  1. knowledge

Inflection

Declension of cunst (feminine i-stem noun)
case singular plural
nominative cunst cunsti
accusative cunst cunsti
genitive cunsti cunsto
dative cunsti cunstin, cunston

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: cunst, const, cunste, conste
    • Dutch: kunst, konst (obsolete)
      • Afrikaans: kuns
      • Negerhollands: kunsche (from the diminutive)
      • → Papiamentu: kenshi, kunstji (from the diminutive)

References

  • “kunst”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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