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abstrakt
abstrakt
Albanian
Adjective
abstrakt m (feminine abstrakte, masculine plural abstraktë, feminine plural abstrakte)
Related terms
- abstraksion
Danish
Etymology 1
From Latin abstractus, past participle of abstrahere (“draw away, withdraw”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /abstrakt/, [ɑb̥ˈsd̥ʁaɡ̊d̥]
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 |
Synonyms
- konkret n
Adjective
abstrakt
- abstract (apart from practice or reality, not concrete; free from representational qualities)
Inflection
| Inflection of abstrakt | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | abstrakt | — | —2 |
| 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
- (apart from practice or reality, not concrete): konkret
- (free from representational qualities): naturalistisk
Adverb
abstrakt
- abstractly, in the abstract
Etymology 2
Borrowing from English abstract.
Noun
abstrakt n
- abstract (an abrigement or summary)
German
Etymology
Borrowing from Latin abstractus
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -akt
Adjective
abstrakt (comparative abstrakter, superlative am abstraktesten)
Declension
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist abstrakt | sie ist abstrakt | es ist abstrakt | sie sind abstrakt | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | abstrakter | abstrakte | abstraktes | abstrakte |
| genitive | abstrakten | abstrakter | abstrakten | abstrakter | |
| dative | abstraktem | abstrakter | abstraktem | abstrakten | |
| accusative | abstrakten | abstrakte | abstraktes | abstrakte | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der abstrakte | die abstrakte | das abstrakte | die abstrakten |
| genitive | des abstrakten | der abstrakten | des abstrakten | der abstrakten | |
| dative | dem abstrakten | der abstrakten | dem abstrakten | den abstrakten | |
| accusative | den abstrakten | die abstrakte | das abstrakte | die abstrakten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein abstrakter | eine abstrakte | ein abstraktes | (keine) abstrakten |
| genitive | eines abstrakten | einer abstrakten | eines abstrakten | (keiner) abstrakten | |
| dative | einem abstrakten | einer abstrakten | einem abstrakten | (keinen) abstrakten | |
| accusative | einen abstrakten | eine abstrakte | ein abstraktes | (keine) abstrakten | |
Luxembourgish
Adjective
abstrakt (masculine abstrakten, neuter abstrakt, comparative méi abstrakt, superlative am abstraktsten or am abstraktesten)
Declension
| masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| accusative | abstrakten | abstrakt | abstrakt | abstrakt |
| nominative | abstrakten | abstrakt | abstrakt | abstrakt |
| dative | abstrakten | abstrakter | abstrakten | abstrakten |
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From the identical adjective, the definition is influenced by English abstract.
Noun
abstrakt n (definite singular abstraktet, indefinite plural abstrakt or abstrakter, definite plural abstrakta or abstraktene)
- abstract
- Kjærlighet er et abstrakt.
- Love is an abstract.
- Kan du lese abstraktet til kapitlet høyt?
- Could you read out aloud the abstract to the chapter?
- Kjærlighet er et abstrakt.
Synonyms
Etymology 2
From Latin abstractus, perfect participle of abstrahere, "to substract", from ab(s)-, "away", + trahere, "to draw".
Adjective
abstrakt (neuter singular abstrakt, definite singular and plural abstrakte); (comparative mer abstrakt; superlative mest abstrakt)
- abstract
- Matematikk er for abstrakt etter min smak.
- Mathematics is too abstract for my liking.
- Ordet "dumhet" har en abstrakt betydning.
- The word "stupidity" has an abstract meaning.
- abstrakt kunst - abstract art
- Matematikk er for abstrakt etter min smak.
Synonyms
References
- “abstrakt” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- “abstrakt” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From the identical adjective, the definition is influenced by English abstract.
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?
- Kjærleik er eit abstrakt.
Synonyms
Etymology 2
From Latin abstractus, perfect participle of abstrahere, "to substract", from ab(s)-, "away", + trahere, "to draw".
Adjective
abstrakt (singular and plural abstrakt, 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.
- Matematikk er for abstrakt etter smaken min.
Synonyms
References
- “abstrakt” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Latin abstractus.
Adjective
abstrakt
Declension
| Inflection of abstrakt | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite/attributive | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | abstrakt | abstraktare | abstraktast |
| Neuter singular | abstrakt | abstraktare | abstraktast |
| Plural | abstrakta | 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 an attributive role. | |||
Related terms
- abstrahera
- abstrahering
- abstraktion
Descendants
- Finnish: abstrakti
Synonyms
Noun
abstrakt n, 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
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuter | indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite |
| nominative | abstrakt | abstraktet | abstrakter | abstrakterna |
| genitive | abstrakts | abstraktets | abstrakters | abstrakternas |
| Inflection of abstrakt | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | abstrakt | abstrakten | abstrakter | abstrakterna |
| Genitive | abstrakts | abstraktens | abstrakters | abstrakternas |
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuter | indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite |
| nominative | abstrakt | abstraktet | abstrakt | abstrakten |
| genitive | abstrakts | abstraktets | abstrakts | abstraktens |
Synonyms
- summary
References
- abstrakt in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)