Kunstwerk

See also: kunstwerk

German

Etymology

From Kunst (“art”) +‎ -werk (“-work”). Cognate with Swedish konstverk, Danish kunstværk, Dutch kunstwerk, Norwegian kunstverk.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Kunstwerk n (strong, genitive Kunstwerkes or Kunstwerks, plural Kunstwerke)

  1. artwork, work of art, piece of art
    Synonyms: (artefact, antique) Kunstgegenstand, (art object) Kunstobjekt

Declension

Declension of Kunstwerk [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Kunstwerk die Kunstwerke
genitive eines des Kunstwerkes, Kunstwerks der Kunstwerke
dative einem dem Kunstwerk, Kunstwerke1 den Kunstwerken
accusative ein das Kunstwerk die Kunstwerke

1Now rare, see notes.

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