kunstwerk

Compound of kunst (“art, capability”) +‎ werk (“work”). Cognate with German Kunstwerk, Swedish konstverk, Danish kunstværk, Norwegian kunstverk.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʏnst.ʋɛrk/

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• Hyphenation: kunst‧werk

kunstwerk n (plural kunstwerken, diminutive kunstwerkje n)

1. work of art
2. (engineering) a man-made structure built with materials other than earth and sand, such as bridges, culverts, viaducts, tunnels, etc.

   Antonym: grondwerk