Art

Art

See also: art, ART, árt, ärt, 'art, -art, art., and Appendix:Variations of "art"

English

Etymology

Shortening.

Proper noun

Art

1. A diminutive of the male given name Arthur.

Anagrams

• ATR, RAT, RTA, Rat, Tar, rat, tar

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German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ʔ)aːʁt/, [(ʔ)aːɐ̯t] (standard)
• IPA^(key): /(ʔ)aːt/ (widespread, esp. northern and central Germany)

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Noun

Art f (genitive Art, plural Arten)

1. kind, sort, type (von of)
   • 2017, Simone Meier, Fleisch, Kein & Aber, p. 20:

     Und so begann eine Art von Beziehung.

     And so began a kind of relationship.

2. (biology) species
3. behaviour
4. way, method

   Das ist nicht seine Art.

   That's not his way [of doing things].

5. (grammar, of verbs) mode, mood

   Synonyms: Aussageart, Aussageform, Aussageweise, Modus, Redeweise, Sprechart, Wandelweise, Weise

6. (grammar, rare, of verbs) voice

   Synonyms: Aktionsform, Diathese, Gattung, Genus, Handlungsart, Handlungsform, Handlungsrichtung

Declension

Declension of Art

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Art	die	Arten
genitive	einer	der	Art	der	Arten
dative	einer	der	Art	den	Arten
accusative	eine	die	Art	die	Arten

Hyponyms

• (biology): Pflanzenart
• (biology): Tierart

Derived terms

• artenreich
• Artensterben
• Artenvielfalt
• Artgenosse
• Art und Weise
• Pflanzenart
• Schriftart
• Tierart
• Unterart

 

Further reading

• Art in Duden online

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Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish art (“bear”).

Proper noun

Art m

1. A male given name, Anglicized as Arthur.