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Art

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English

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Etymology

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Clipping.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Art

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Arthur, from the Celtic languages.

Anagrams

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German

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aːrt/, [ʔa(ː)ʁt], [ʔa(ː)ɐ̯t], [ʔaːt]
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Noun

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Art f (genitive Art, plural Arten)

  1. 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.
  2. (biology, taxonomy) species
    Hyponyms: Pflanzenart, Tierart
  3. nature, character
  4. behaviour
  5. way, method
    Das ist nicht seine Art.That's not his way [of doing things].
  6. (grammar, of verbs) mode, mood
    Synonyms: Aussageart, Aussageform, Aussageweise, Modus, Redeweise, Sprechart, Wandelweise, Weise
  7. (grammar, rare, of verbs) voice
    Synonyms: Aktionsform, Diathese, Gattung, Genus, Handlungsart, Handlungsform, Handlungsrichtung

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Kashubian: ôrt
  • Slovincian: ort

Further reading

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  • Art” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Art” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Art” in Duden online

Manx

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Etymology

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From Old Irish art (bear).

Proper noun

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Art m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Arthur

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish art (bear).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /arˠʃt̪/, /arˠt̪/

Proper noun

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Art m (genitive/vocative Airt)

  1. a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Arthur