abstrakt

Learned borrowing from Latin abstractus.

• (Tosk) IPA^(key): [apsˈtɾakt]

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

1. abstract

• abstraksion

• “abstrakt”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[2] (in Albanian), 1980
• “abstrakt”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006

• IPA^(key): [ˈapstrakt]

abstrakt m inan

1. abstract (an abridgement or summary)

• See trakt

• “abstrakt”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
• “abstrakt”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

From Latin abstractus, past participle of abstrahere (“draw away, withdraw”).

• IPA^(key): /abstrakt/, [ɑpˈstχakt]

abstrakt n (singular definite abstraktet, plural indefinite abstrakter)

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

• konkret n

abstrakt

1. abstract (apart from practice or reality, not concrete; free from representational qualities)

• (free from representational qualities): nonfigurativ

• (antonym(s) of “apart from practice or reality, not concrete”): konkret
• (antonym(s) of “free from representational qualities”): naturalistisk

abstrakt

1. abstractly, in the abstract

Borrowed from English abstract.

abstrakt n

1. abstract (an abrigement or summary)

•   abstrakt on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Borrowed from Latin abstractus.

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• Rhymes: -akt

abstrakt (strong nominative masculine singular abstrakter, comparative abstrakter, superlative am abstraktesten)

1. abstract

• → Hungarian: absztrakt
• → Slovene: abstrakten

• “abstrakt” in Duden online
• “abstrakt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

abstrakt n (genitive singular abstrakts, nominative plural abströkt)

1. abstract

abstrakt (not comparable)

1. abstract

This adjective is not inflected.

• “abstrakt” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

• IPA^(key): /ɑpsˈtʀɑkt/

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

1. abstract

• IPA^(key): /abˈstrakt/, /apˈstrakt/

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• Rhymes: -akt
• Hyphenation: ab‧strakt

From English abstract, from Middle English abstract (“abstract”), from Latin abstractus (“drawn away from, abstract”).

abstrakt n (definite singular abstraktet, indefinite plural abstrakt or abstrakter, definite plural abstrakta or abstraktene)

1. an abstract (an abridgement or summary of a longer publication)

   Synonyms: sammendrag, konsentrat, referat, oppsummering

   Kan du lese abstraktet til kapitlet høyt?

   Could you read out aloud the abstract to the chapter?

   • 1971, Teknisk Ukeblad, page 3:

     abstrakter fra tekniske tidsskrifter

     abstracts from technical journals

   • 2014 June 19, Dagens Medisin, page 34:

     han er en av mange norske leger og forskere som i år presenterte funn i form av abstrakter på kreftkongressen ASCO i Chicago

     he is one of many Norwegian doctors and researchers who this year presented findings in the form of abstracts at the ASCO Cancer Congress in Chicago

From Latin abstractum.

abstrakt n (definite singular abstraktet, indefinite plural abstrakt or abstrakter, definite plural abstrakta or abstraktene)

1. abstract (phenomenon or concept that is thought or intangible)

   Antonym: konkret

   Kjærlighet er et abstrakt.

   Love is an abstract.

   Å tenke i abstrakter.

   To think in abstracts.

   • 1976, Ebba Haslund, Hver i sin verden, page 85:

     snakke seg bort fra det nære, konkrete og stige til værs i abstraktenes tynne luft

     talk away from the near, concrete and ascend into the thin air of the abstracts

   • 1989, Karin Gundersen, Roland Barthes, page 15:

     abstraktene … tildeles roller på Historiens scene

     the abstracts… are assigned roles on the Stage of History

   • 2000, Karin Sveen, Klassereise, page 16:

     et slikt abstrakt [«det moderne jeg»] kan neppe forventes å forholde seg til noe som helst, og i særdeleshet ikke til dette konkrete

     such an abstract ["the modern self"] can hardly be expected to relate to anything, and in particular not to this particular

   • 2012 November 19, Dagbladet, page 45:

     som essayist gransker [Ole Robert] Sunde detaljene i tilværelsen, enten det dreier seg om konkrete gjenstander eller abstrakter som for eksempel musikk

     as essayist examines [Ole Robert] Healthy details of life, whether they are concrete objects or abstracts such as music

2. (linguistics, grammar) an abstract noun

   Antonym: konkret

   Konkreter og abstrakter.

   Concrete nouns and abstract nouns.

   Skjønnhet, storhet, fred og løping er abstrakter.

   Beauty, greatness, peace and running are abstract nouns.

3. (music) a lever at organ bellows
   • 1978 September 2, A-magasinet, page 10:

     forbindelsen mellom tast og pipe … består [blant annet av] abstrakter [som er] trelister som overfører bevegelse i lengderetningen

     the connection between key and pipe… consists [among other things of] abstracts [which are] wooden strips that transmit movement in the longitudinal direction

• Northern Sami: abstrákta

From Latin abstractus (“drawn away, abstract”).

abstrakt (indefinite singular abstrakt, definite singular and plural abstrakte, comparative mer abstrakt, superlative mest abstrakt)

1. abstract (which has been created by abstraction; which is without direct connection with reality)

   Antonym: konkret

   Ordet "dumhet" har en abstrakt betydning.

   The word "stupidity" has an abstract meaning.

   • 1949 December 31, Verdens Gang, page 9:

     sosialøkonomen Simiand kjempet mot den oppfatning at sosialøkonomien er en abstrakt vitenskap om forhold uavhengige av menneskelig vilje

     social economist Simiand fought against the notion that the social economy is an abstract science of conditions independent of human will

   • 2015 January 19, dagbladet.no:

     det følelsesmessige dominerer vår hukommelse, vi husker det som rører oss følelsesmessig og ikke den abstrakte kunnskapen

     the emotional dominates our memory, we remember what moves us emotionally and not the abstract knowledge

2. abstract (which to a large extent requires the ability to abstract; something which is hard to imagine)

   Matematikk er for abstrakt etter min smak.

   Mathematics is too abstract for my liking.

   • 2014 July 22, Vårt Land, page 8:

     [frigjøringsteologien] var opptatt av å tale de fattiges sak, men kampen kan ha blitt for abstrakt for mange vanlige folk

     [liberation theology] was concerned with speaking out on behalf of the poor, but the struggle may have become too abstract for many ordinary people

3. (rare) abstract, imaginary (not concrete: conceptual, ideal.)
   • 1921, Jonas Lie, Samlede Digterverker VIII, page 430:

     assuranceselskabet – banken – saadanne abstrakte personligheder uden blod i sig

     the insurance company - the bank - such abstract personalities without blood in them

4. (linguistics, grammar) abstract as a noun, denoting an intangible as opposed to an object, place, or person

   Antonym: konkret

   Substantivet «belysning» kan ha både abstrakt og konkret betydning.

   The noun lighting can have both abstract and concrete meaning.

   • 1984 November 1, VG, page 21:

     kort og konsist følger Johan Vogt opp kampen mot de abstrakte substantiver, ord som frihet, fred, demokrati, sosialisme, liberalisme, rettferd osv.

     Johan Vogt briefly and concisely follows up the struggle against the abstract nouns, words such as freedom, peace, democracy, socialism, liberalism, justice, etc.

   • 1995 April 30, Aftenposten, page 11:

     et overordentlig rikt, overmåte blomstrende sprog, full av abstrakte substantiver og poetiske verb

     an extraordinarily rich, exceedingly flourishing language, full of abstract nouns and poetic verbs

5. (art, dance, music) abstract (pertaining to the formal aspect of art, such as the lines, colors, shapes, and the relationships among them)

   abstrakt kunst ― abstract art

   • 2006, Lars Roar Langslet, Når fuglen letter, page 178:

     musikken er en underlig kunstart – helt abstrakt, og samtidig helt konkret

     music is a strange art - completely abstract, and at the same time very concrete

   • 1964, Lorentz Eckhoff, En verden, page 98:

     kunsten, alle kunstarter, beveget seg henimot det abstrakte; maleri og skulptur var kjed av menneskekroppen

     art, all art forms, moved towards the abstract; painting and sculpture were bored of the human body

   • 2014 July 5, Helgeland Arbeiderblad, page 28:

     det ville være bedre med en retrospektiv utstilling, for å sette den abstrakte kunsten i perspektiv

     it would be better with a retrospective exhibition, to put the abstract art in perspective

   • 2015 January 15, Adresseavisen, page 9:

     i hans nye utstilling «Ship of Fools» vises nyproduserte figurative og abstrakte malerier av ulike fartøyer, hovedsakelig skip og fly

     his new exhibition «Ship of Fools» shows newly produced figurative and abstract paintings of various vessels, mainly ships and aircraft

• abstraksjon (“abstraction”)
• abstrahere (“abstract”)

• “abstrakt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “abstrakt_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “abstrakt_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “abstrakt_3” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “abstrakt” in Store norske leksikon

• skattbar

From the identical adjective, the definition is influenced by English abstract.

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?

• sammendrag

From Latin abstractus, perfect participle of abstrahere, "to subtract", from ab(s)-, "away", + trahere, "to draw".

abstrakt (indefinite singular abstrakt, definite singular and plural abstrakte, 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.

• almenn
• absolutt
• teoretisk

• “abstrakt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Borrowed from English abstract,^[1] from Middle English abstract, from Latin abstractus.^[2] First attested in 1816.^[3]

• IPA^(key): /ˈap.strakt/

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• Rhymes: -apstrakt
• Syllabification: ab‧strakt

abstrakt m inan

1. abstraction (separation from reality)

   Synonym: abstrakcja

   czysty abstrakt ― pure abstraction

   zupełny abstrakt ― complete abstraction

   warstwa abstraktu ― layer of abstraction

   sfera abstraktu ― sphere of abstraction

   definicja abstraktu ― definition of abstraction

   pojęcie abstraktu ― idea of abstraction

   emocja abstraktu ― emotion of abstraction

   obraz abstraktu ― image of abstraction

2. (sciences) abstract, abstraction (abridgement or summary of a longer publication)

   abstrakt matematyczny ― mathematical abstract

   tworzenie abstraktu ― creation of an abstract

   słowa abstraktu ― words of an abstractu

   abstrakty prac ― abstracts of works

• abstrakt in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• abstrakt in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “abstrakt”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “abstrakt”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 4
• abstrakt in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

From Latin abstractus.

abstrakt

1. abstract, i.e. not concrete

• allmän
• tänkt

• abstrahera
• abstrahering
• abstraktion

• → Finnish: abstrakti

abstrakt n or 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

summary

• abstract

• abstrakt in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• abstrakt in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• abstrakt in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)