Art

See also: art, ART, árt, ärt, 'art, -art, art., and Appendix:Variations of "art"

English

Etymology

Shortening.

Proper noun

Art

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Arthur.

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Middle High German art, from Old High German *art, from Proto-Germanic *ardiz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /(ʔ)aːʁt/, [(ʔ)aːɐ̯t] (standard)
  • IPA(key): /(ʔ)aːt/ (widespread, esp. northern and central Germany)
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Noun

Art f (genitive Art, plural Arten)

  1. kind, sort, type (von of)
    • 2017, Simone Meier, Fleisch, Kein & Aber, p. 20:
      Und so begann eine Art von Beziehung.
      And so began a kind of relationship.
  2. (biology) species
  3. behaviour
  4. way, method
    Das ist nicht seine Art.
    That's not his way [of doing things].
  5. (grammar, of verbs) mode, mood
    Synonyms: Aussageart, Aussageform, Aussageweise, Modus, Redeweise, Sprechart, Wandelweise, Weise
  6. (grammar, rare, of verbs) voice
    Synonyms: Aktionsform, Diathese, Gattung, Genus, Handlungsart, Handlungsform, Handlungsrichtung

Declension
Declension of Art
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Art die Arten
genitive einer der Art der Arten
dative einer der Art den Arten
accusative eine die Art die Arten

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Further reading
  • Art in Duden online

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish art (“bear”).

Proper noun

Art m

  1. A male given name, Anglicized as Arthur.
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