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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of kunst (“art, capability”) + werk (“work”). Cognate with German Kunstwerk, Swedish konstverk, Danish kunstværk, Norwegian kunstverk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʏnst.ʋɛrk/
- Hyphenation: kunst‧werk
Noun
kunstwerk n (plural kunstwerken, diminutive kunstwerkje n)
- work of art
- (engineering) a man-made structure built with materials other than earth and sand, such as bridges, culverts, viaducts, tunnels, etc
- Antonym: grondwerk