abstrakt
Albanian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin abstractus.
Related terms
- abstraksion
Czech
Danish
Etymology 1
From Latin abstractus, past participle of abstrahere (“draw away, withdraw”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /abstrakt/, [ɑb̥ˈsd̥ʁaɡ̊d̥]
Noun
abstrakt n (singular definite abstraktet, plural indefinite abstrakter)
- abstract (that which is abstract)
- abstract noun
Inflection
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | abstrakt | abstraktet | abstrakter | abstrakterne |
genitive | abstrakts | abstraktets | abstrakters | abstrakternes |
Antonyms
- konkret n
Adjective
abstrakt
- abstract (apart from practice or reality, not concrete; free from representational qualities)
Inflection
Inflection of abstrakt | |||
---|---|---|---|
Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Common singular | abstrakt | — | —2 |
Neuter singular | abstrakt | — | —2 |
Plural | abstrakte | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | abstrakte | — | — |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Synonyms
- (free from representational qualities): nonfigurativ
Antonyms
- (apart from practice or reality, not concrete): konkret
- (free from representational qualities): naturalistisk
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin abstractus.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -akt
Declension
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist abstrakt | sie ist abstrakt | es ist abstrakt | sie sind abstrakt | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | abstrakter | abstrakte | abstraktes | abstrakte |
genitive | abstrakten | abstrakter | abstrakten | abstrakter | |
dative | abstraktem | abstrakter | abstraktem | abstrakten | |
accusative | abstrakten | abstrakte | abstraktes | abstrakte | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der abstrakte | die abstrakte | das abstrakte | die abstrakten |
genitive | des abstrakten | der abstrakten | des abstrakten | der abstrakten | |
dative | dem abstrakten | der abstrakten | dem abstrakten | den abstrakten | |
accusative | den abstrakten | die abstrakte | das abstrakte | die abstrakten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein abstrakter | eine abstrakte | ein abstraktes | (keine) abstrakten |
genitive | eines abstrakten | einer abstrakten | eines abstrakten | (keiner) abstrakten | |
dative | einem abstrakten | einer abstrakten | einem abstrakten | (keinen) abstrakten | |
accusative | einen abstrakten | eine abstrakte | ein abstraktes | (keine) abstrakten |
Descendants
- → Hungarian: absztrakt
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑpsˈtʀɑkt/
Audio (file)
Adjective
abstrakt (masculine abstrakten, neuter abstrakt, comparative méi abstrakt, superlative am abstraktsten or am abstraktesten)
Declension
number and gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | hien ass abstrakt | si ass abstrakt | et ass abstrakt | si si(nn) abstrakt | |
without article | nominative/accusative | abstrakten | abstrakt | abstrakt | abstrakt |
dative | abstraktem | abstrakter | abstraktem | abstrakten | |
with article | nominative/accusative | abstrakten | abstrakt | abstrakt | abstrakt |
dative | abstrakten | abstrakter | abstrakten | abstrakten |
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
abstrakt n (definite singular abstraktet, indefinite plural abstrakt or abstrakter, definite plural abstrakta or abstraktene)
- abstract
- Kjærlighet er et abstrakt.
- Love is an abstract.
- Kan du lese abstraktet til kapitlet høyt?
- Could you read out aloud the abstract to the chapter?
Synonyms
Etymology 2
From Latin abstractus, perfect participle of abstrahere, "to substract", from ab(s)-, "away", + trahere, "to draw".
Adjective
abstrakt (indefinite singular abstrakt, definite singular and plural abstrakte, comparative mer abstrakt, superlative mest abstrakt)
- abstract
- Matematikk er for abstrakt etter min smak.
- Mathematics is too abstract for my liking.
- Ordet "dumhet" har en abstrakt betydning.
- The word "stupidity" has an abstract meaning.
- abstrakt kunst ― abstract art
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
abstrakt n (definite singular abstraktet, indefinite plural abstrakt, definite plural abstrakta)
- abstract
- Kjærleik er eit abstrakt.
- Love is an abstract.
- Kan du lese abstraktet til kapitlet høgt?
- Could you read out aloud the abstract to the chapter?
Synonyms
Etymology 2
From Latin abstractus, perfect participle of abstrahere, "to substract", from ab(s)-, "away", + trahere, "to draw".
Adjective
abstrakt (indefinite singular abstrakt, definite singular and plural abstrakte, comparative meir abstrakt, superlative mest abstrakt)
- abstract
- Matematikk er for abstrakt etter smaken min.
- Mathematics is too abstract for my liking.
- Ordet "dumskap" har ein abstrakt tyding.
- The word "stupidity" has an abstract meaning.
Swedish
Etymology
From Latin abstractus.
Declension
Inflection of abstrakt | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | abstrakt | abstraktare | abstraktast |
Neuter singular | abstrakt | abstraktare | abstraktast |
Plural | abstrakta | abstraktare | abstraktast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | abstrakte | abstraktare | abstraktaste |
All | abstrakta | abstraktare | abstraktaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. |
Related terms
- abstrahera
- abstrahering
- abstraktion
Descendants
- Finnish: abstrakti
Noun
abstrakt n or c
- an abstract noun n
- an actuator in the mechanism of a pipe organ, a wooden or metal bar between the key and the pipe valve c
- an abstract, a summary of a scholarly paper n or c
Declension
Declension of abstrakt 1 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | abstrakt | abstraktet | abstrakter | abstrakterna |
Genitive | abstrakts | abstraktets | abstrakters | abstrakternas |
Declension of abstrakt | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | abstrakt | abstrakten | abstrakter | abstrakterna |
Genitive | abstrakts | abstraktens | abstrakters | abstrakternas |
Declension of abstrakt 3 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | abstrakt | abstraktet | abstrakt | abstrakten |
Genitive | abstrakts | abstraktets | abstrakts | abstraktens |
References
- abstrakt in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)