abstrakt
Albanian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin abstractus.
Pronunciation
- (Tosk) IPA(key): [apsˈtɾakt]
Related terms
- abstraksion
Further reading
- “abstrakt”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language] (in Albanian), 1980
- “abstrakt”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈapstrakt]
Declension
Danish
Etymology 1
From Latin abstractus, past participle of abstrahere (“draw away, withdraw”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /abstrakt/, [ɑpˈstχakt]
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 | |
Indefinte common singular | abstrakt | — | —2 |
Indefinite 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
- (antonym(s) of “apart from practice or reality, not concrete”): konkret
- (antonym(s) of “free from representational qualities”): naturalistisk
Further reading
abstrakt on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin abstractus.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -akt
Adjective
abstrakt (strong nominative masculine singular abstrakter, comparative abstrakter, superlative am abstraktesten)
Declension
Descendants
- → Hungarian: absztrakt
- → Slovene: abstrakten
Icelandic
Declension
Inflection
This adjective is not inflected.
Further reading
- “abstrakt” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑpsˈtʀɑkt/
Audio (file)
Adjective
abstrakt (masculine abstrakten, neuter abstrakt, comparative méi abstrakt, superlative 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 | |
nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | abstrakten | abstrakt | abstrakt | abstrakt |
independent without determiner | abstraktes | abstrakter | |||
dative | after any declined word | abstrakten | abstrakter | abstrakten | abstrakten |
as first declined word | abstraktem | abstraktem |
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /abˈstrakt/, /apˈstrakt/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -akt
- Hyphenation: ab‧strakt
Etymology 1
From English abstract, from Middle English abstract (“abstract”), from Latin abstractus (“drawn away from, abstract”).
Noun
abstrakt n (definite singular abstraktet, indefinite plural abstrakt or abstrakter, definite plural abstrakta or abstraktene)
- an abstract (an abridgement or summary of a longer publication)
- Synonyms: sammendrag, konsentrat, referat, oppsummering
- Kan du lese abstraktet til kapitlet høyt?
- Could you read out aloud the abstract to the chapter?
- 1971, Teknisk Ukeblad, page 3:
- abstrakter fra tekniske tidsskrifter
- abstracts from technical journals
- 2014 June 19, Dagens Medisin, page 34:
- han er en av mange norske leger og forskere som i år presenterte funn i form av abstrakter på kreftkongressen ASCO i Chicago
- he is one of many Norwegian doctors and researchers who this year presented findings in the form of abstracts at the ASCO Cancer Congress in Chicago
Etymology 2
From Latin abstractum.
Noun
abstrakt n (definite singular abstraktet, indefinite plural abstrakt or abstrakter, definite plural abstrakta or abstraktene)
- abstract (phenomenon or concept that is thought or intangible)
- Antonym: konkret
- Kjærlighet er et abstrakt.
- Love is an abstract.
- Å tenke i abstrakter.
- To think in abstracts.
- 1976, Ebba Haslund, Hver i sin verden, page 85:
- snakke seg bort fra det nære, konkrete og stige til værs i abstraktenes tynne luft
- talk away from the near, concrete and ascend into the thin air of the abstracts
- 1989, Karin Gundersen, Roland Barthes, page 15:
- abstraktene … tildeles roller på Historiens scene
- the abstracts… are assigned roles on the Stage of History
- 2000, Karin Sveen, Klassereise, page 16:
- et slikt abstrakt [«det moderne jeg»] kan neppe forventes å forholde seg til noe som helst, og i særdeleshet ikke til dette konkrete
- such an abstract ["the modern self"] can hardly be expected to relate to anything, and in particular not to this particular
- 2012 November 19, Dagbladet, page 45:
- som essayist gransker [Ole Robert] Sunde detaljene i tilværelsen, enten det dreier seg om konkrete gjenstander eller abstrakter som for eksempel musikk
- as essayist examines [Ole Robert] Healthy details of life, whether they are concrete objects or abstracts such as music
- (linguistics, grammar) an abstract noun
- Antonym: konkret
- Konkreter og abstrakter.
- Concrete nouns and abstract nouns.
- Skjønnhet, storhet, fred og løping er abstrakter.
- Beauty, greatness, peace and running are abstract nouns.
- (music) a lever at organ bellows
- 1978 September 2, A-magasinet, page 10:
- forbindelsen mellom tast og pipe … består [blant annet av] abstrakter [som er] trelister som overfører bevegelse i lengderetningen
- the connection between key and pipe… consists [among other things of] abstracts [which are] wooden strips that transmit movement in the longitudinal direction
Descendants
- Northern Sami: abstrákta
Etymology 3
From Latin abstractus (“drawn away, abstract”).
Adjective
abstrakt (indefinite singular abstrakt, definite singular and plural abstrakte, comparative mer abstrakt, superlative mest abstrakt)
- abstract (which has been created by abstraction; which is without direct connection with reality)
- Antonym: konkret
- Ordet "dumhet" har en abstrakt betydning.
- The word "stupidity" has an abstract meaning.
- 1949 December 31, Verdens Gang, page 9:
- sosialøkonomen Simiand kjempet mot den oppfatning at sosialøkonomien er en abstrakt vitenskap om forhold uavhengige av menneskelig vilje
- social economist Simiand fought against the notion that the social economy is an abstract science of conditions independent of human will
- 2015 January 19, dagbladet.no:
- det følelsesmessige dominerer vår hukommelse, vi husker det som rører oss følelsesmessig og ikke den abstrakte kunnskapen
- the emotional dominates our memory, we remember what moves us emotionally and not the abstract knowledge
- abstract (which to a large extent requires the ability to abstract; something which is hard to imagine)
- Matematikk er for abstrakt etter min smak.
- Mathematics is too abstract for my liking.
- 2014 July 22, Vårt Land, page 8:
- [frigjøringsteologien] var opptatt av å tale de fattiges sak, men kampen kan ha blitt for abstrakt for mange vanlige folk
- [liberation theology] was concerned with speaking out on behalf of the poor, but the struggle may have become too abstract for many ordinary people
- (rare) abstract, imaginary (not concrete: conceptual, ideal.)
- 1921, Jonas Lie, Samlede Digterverker VIII, page 430:
- assuranceselskabet – banken – saadanne abstrakte personligheder uden blod i sig
- the insurance company - the bank - such abstract personalities without blood in them
- (linguistics, grammar) abstract as a noun, denoting an intangible as opposed to an object, place, or person
- Antonym: konkret
- Substantivet «belysning» kan ha både abstrakt og konkret betydning.
- The noun lighting can have both abstract and concrete meaning.
- 1984 November 1, VG, page 21:
- kort og konsist følger Johan Vogt opp kampen mot de abstrakte substantiver, ord som frihet, fred, demokrati, sosialisme, liberalisme, rettferd osv.
- Johan Vogt briefly and concisely follows up the struggle against the abstract nouns, words such as freedom, peace, democracy, socialism, liberalism, justice, etc.
- 1995 April 30, Aftenposten, page 11:
- et overordentlig rikt, overmåte blomstrende sprog, full av abstrakte substantiver og poetiske verb
- an extraordinarily rich, exceedingly flourishing language, full of abstract nouns and poetic verbs
- (art, dance, music) abstract (pertaining to the formal aspect of art, such as the lines, colors, shapes, and the relationships among them)
- 2006, Lars Roar Langslet, Når fuglen letter, page 178:
- musikken er en underlig kunstart – helt abstrakt, og samtidig helt konkret
- music is a strange art - completely abstract, and at the same time very concrete
- 1964, Lorentz Eckhoff, En verden, page 98:
- kunsten, alle kunstarter, beveget seg henimot det abstrakte; maleri og skulptur var kjed av menneskekroppen
- art, all art forms, moved towards the abstract; painting and sculpture were bored of the human body
- 2014 July 5, Helgeland Arbeiderblad, page 28:
- det ville være bedre med en retrospektiv utstilling, for å sette den abstrakte kunsten i perspektiv
- it would be better with a retrospective exhibition, to put the abstract art in perspective
- 2015 January 15, Adresseavisen, page 9:
- i hans nye utstilling «Ship of Fools» vises nyproduserte figurative og abstrakte malerier av ulike fartøyer, hovedsakelig skip og fly
- his new exhibition «Ship of Fools» shows newly produced figurative and abstract paintings of various vessels, mainly ships and aircraft
Related terms
- abstraksjon (“abstraction”)
- abstrahere (“abstract”)
References
- “abstrakt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “abstrakt_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “abstrakt_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “abstrakt_3” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “abstrakt” in Store norske leksikon
Anagrams
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 subtract", 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.
References
- “abstrakt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English abstract,[1] from Middle English abstract, from Latin abstractus.[2] First attested in 1816.[3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈap.strakt/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -apstrakt
- Syllabification: ab‧strakt
Noun
abstrakt m inan
- abstraction (separation from reality)
- Synonym: abstrakcja
- czysty abstrakt ― pure abstraction
- zupełny abstrakt ― complete abstraction
- warstwa abstraktu ― layer of abstraction
- sfera abstraktu ― sphere of abstraction
- definicja abstraktu ― definition of abstraction
- pojęcie abstraktu ― idea of abstraction
- emocja abstraktu ― emotion of abstraction
- obraz abstraktu ― image of abstraction
- (sciences) abstract, abstraction (abridgement or summary of a longer publication)
- abstrakt matematyczny ― mathematical abstract
- tworzenie abstraktu ― creation of an abstract
- słowa abstraktu ― words of an abstractu
- abstrakty prac ― abstracts of works
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | abstrakt | abstrakty |
genitive | abstraktu | abstraktów |
dative | abstraktowi | abstraktom |
accusative | abstrakt | abstrakty |
instrumental | abstraktem | abstraktami |
locative | abstrakcie | abstraktach |
vocative | abstrakcie | abstrakty |
References
- Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “abstrakt”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “abstrakt”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
- Stanisław Staszic (1816) Dzieła Stanisława Staszica. T. 5, Religia : poema w języku francuskim napisane, page 82
Further reading
- abstrakt in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- abstrakt in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “abstrakt”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “abstrakt”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 4
- abstrakt in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
Swedish
Etymology
From Latin abstractus.
Declension
Inflection of abstrakt | |||
---|---|---|---|
Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | abstrakt | abstraktare | abstraktast |
Neuter singular | abstrakt | abstraktare | abstraktast |
Plural | abstrakta | abstraktare | abstraktast |
Masculine plural3 | abstrakte | 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. 3) Dated or archaic |
Related terms
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 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | abstrakt | abstraktet | abstrakt | abstrakten |
Genitive | abstrakts | abstraktets | abstrakts | abstraktens |