kúnst

See also: kunst, kunst-, and Kunst

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kunst.

Noun

kúnst f (genitive singular kúnstar, nominative plural kúnstir)

  1. skill, trade
    Af mikilli kúnst. ― Skillfully.
    eftir (öllum) kúnstarinnar reglum ― by the book
    Það er kúnst að prjóna svona fallega.
    It's a skill to knit so well.
  2. (especially in the plural) excessive or mean-spirited trick
  3. (now higher register or humorous)
    1. art
      Synonym: list
    2. visual art
      Synonym: myndlist

Declension

Declension of kúnst (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kúnst kúnstin kúnstir kúnstirnar
accusative kúnst kúnstina kúnstir kúnstirnar
dative kúnst kúnstinni kúnstum kúnstunum
genitive kúnstar kúnstarinnar kúnsta kúnstanna

References

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “kúnst”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
  • “kúnst” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
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