umetnost

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Slavic *umětъnъ, which is derived from Proto-Slavic *uměti (“to be able”), which ultimately stems from Proto-Slavic *umъ (“mind”). Cognates include Old Church Slavonic оумѣти (uměti), Russian уме́ть (umétʹ), Czech uměti.

Compare Slovene umetnost and Czech umělec (“artist”). Meaning "artist" was likely developed under the influence of German Künstler, derived from German Kunst (“art”), which is ultimately derived from German können (“to be able”). First attested in the 18th century.[1]

Noun

ùmetnōst f (Cyrillic spelling у̀метно̄ст)

  1. art

Declension

Declension of umetnost
singular plural
nominative umetnost umetnosti
genitive umetnosti umetnosti
dative umetnosti umetnostima
accusative umetnost umetnosti
vocative umetnosti umetnosti
locative umetnosti umetnostima
instrumental umetnošću / umetnosti umetnostima

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2021) “ùmjetnōst”, in Dubravka Ivšić Majić, Tijmen Pronk, editors, Etimološki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika [Etymological dictionary of the Croatian language] (in Serbo-Croatian), volumes II: O—Ž, Zagreb: Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje, page 510

Further reading

  • “umetnost”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
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