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abstrakt

abstrakt

Albanian

Adjective

abstrakt m ‎(feminine abstrakte, masculine plural abstraktë, feminine plural abstrakte)

  1. abstract

Related terms

  • abstraksion

Czech

Noun

abstrakt m

  1. abstract (an abridgement or summary)

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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)

  1. abstract (that which is abstract)
  2. abstract noun
Inflection
Synonyms

Adjective

abstrakt

  1. 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

  1. abstractly, in the abstract

Etymology 2

Borrowing from English abstract.

Noun

abstrakt n

  1. abstract (an abrigement or summary)

German

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin abstractus

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -akt

Adjective

abstrakt ‎(comparative abstrakter, superlative am abstraktesten)

  1. abstract

Declension

Comparative forms of abstrakt
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist abstrakter sie ist abstrakter es ist abstrakter sie sind abstrakter
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative abstrakterer abstraktere abstrakteres abstraktere
genitive abstrakteren abstrakterer abstrakteren abstrakterer
dative abstrakterem abstrakterer abstrakterem abstrakteren
accusative abstrakteren abstraktere abstrakteres abstraktere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der abstraktere die abstraktere das abstraktere die abstrakteren
genitive des abstrakteren der abstrakteren des abstrakteren der abstrakteren
dative dem abstrakteren der abstrakteren dem abstrakteren den abstrakteren
accusative den abstrakteren die abstraktere das abstraktere die abstrakteren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein abstrakterer eine abstraktere ein abstrakteres (keine) abstrakteren
genitive eines abstrakteren einer abstrakteren eines abstrakteren (keiner) abstrakteren
dative einem abstrakteren einer abstrakteren einem abstrakteren (keinen) abstrakteren
accusative einen abstrakteren eine abstraktere ein abstrakteres (keine) abstrakteren

Luxembourgish

Adjective

abstrakt ‎(masculine abstrakten, neuter abstrakt, comparative méi abstrakt, superlative am abstraktsten or am abstraktesten)

  1. abstract

Declension

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)

  1. 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?
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)

  1. 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
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References

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)

  1. 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 substract", from ab(s)-, "away", + trahere, "to draw".

Adjective

abstrakt ‎(singular and plural abstrakt, comparative meir abstrakt, superlative mest abstrakt)

  1. 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.
Synonyms

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin abstractus.

Adjective

abstrakt

  1. abstract, i.e. not concrete

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.

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Descendants

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Noun

abstrakt n, c

  1. an abstract noun n
  2. an actuator in the mechanism of a pipe organ, a wooden or metal bar between the key and the pipe valve c
  3. an abstract, a summary of a scholarly paper n or c

Declension

Inflection of abstrakt 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative abstrakt abstrakten abstrakter abstrakterna
Genitive abstrakts abstraktens abstrakters abstrakternas

Synonyms

summary

References

Etymology

From Latin abstractus

Pronunciation

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