die Abstraktion

C1

abstraction / abstract art

English meaning
abstraction / abstract art
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Abstraktionen
Vocabulary package
Art & Artists

More: C1 Society & Abstract words. Hear “Abstraktion” in C1 German videos, or save “Abstraktion” while watching YouTube with the free Chrome extension.

Abstraktion in a sentence

Die Abstraktion in der Kunst ermöglicht neue Perspektiven.

Abstraction in art enables new perspectives.

Declension of die Abstraktion

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Abstraktiondie Abstraktionen
Accusativedie Abstraktiondie Abstraktionen
Dativeder Abstraktionden Abstraktionen
Genitiveder Abstraktionder Abstraktionen

Word family

die Abstraktion is built from abstrakt (abstract) and die Aktion (action/sale). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Abstraktion comes from

Entlehnung im 16. Jahrhundert von spätlateinisch abstractio „Abziehung, Hinführung“, die heutige Bedeutung erst ab 18. Jahrhundert

Learn Abstraktion with 49 related words

Abstraktion is part of the Art & Artists package. Drill the whole set as spaced-repetition flashcards in your browser — no sign-up.

Words that go with Abstraktion

Questions about Abstraktion

Is it der, die or das Abstraktion?

It is die Abstraktion — Abstraktion is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Abstraktionen.

What is the plural of Abstraktion?

The plural of die Abstraktion is die Abstraktionen.

What is the genitive of Abstraktion?

The genitive singular is der Abstraktion. The dative plural is den Abstraktionen.

What does Abstraktion mean in English?

die Abstraktion means "abstraction / abstract art". For example: "Die Abstraktion in der Kunst ermöglicht neue Perspektiven." — "Abstraction in art enables new perspectives."

What level is Abstraktion in German?

Abstraktion is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the art & artists vocabulary.

Free to start · no credit card

Words fade fast — spaced reviews make them stick.

Based on Dr. Hermann Ebbinghaus · memory science, proven since 1885

Free Chrome extension

Learn German with any YouTube video — the 3minGerman plugin

The 3minGerman Chrome extension adds German and English subtitles to every YouTube video. Click any word to see its translation and etymology; it is saved to your 3minGerman account, and the daily quiz repeats it with spaced repetition until you remember it.

  1. STEP 1
    Install the plugin
    Add it to desktop Chrome — free.
  2. STEP 2
    Watch any video
    German + English subtitles appear automatically.
  3. STEP 3
    Click any word
    Translation, etymology, audio — saved to your words.
  4. STEP 4
    Take the daily quiz
    Spaced repetition beats the forgetting curve.