Definition
To sculpture or carve; to form or shape by or as if by sculpting; to fashion into a sculptured form.
Etymology
From en- + sculpture, where sculpture comes from Latin sculpere (to carve). The verb means to create sculptured form or to shape something artistically through carving.
Kelly Says
This verb captures the essence of sculpture as an art of addition and subtraction—you're literally 'forming into sculpture.' It's less common than 'sculpt' today, but it emphasizes the en- prefix's sense of transformation, turning raw material into art.
Translations
CACatalà
esculpir
es-kul-pee-r
DADansk
skulptur
skulpt-oor
DEDeutsch
schnitzen
shnɪt͡sən
ELΕλληνικά
γλυπτός
glipt-os
ESEspañol
esculpir
es-kul-pee-r
FAفارسی
مجسم سازی
moj-sam-sa-zi
FRFrançais
sculpter
s kool-t er
HEעברית
לִסְכֵּל
li-s-kel
HIहिन्दी
मूर्तिकला
mūrtika-lā
IDBahasa Indonesia
ukir
oo-ke-er
ITItaliano
intagliare
in-ta-l-ya-reh
MRMR
काम करणे
kaam-ka-ra-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
ukir
oo-ke-er
NLNederlands
beitelen
bāt-ə-lən
NONorsk
skulptur
skulpt-oor
PTPortuguês
esculpir
es-kul-pee-r
RUРусский
вырезать
vy-re-za-ty
SVSvenska
skulptur
skulpt-oor
SWKiswahili
kuona
koo-oh-na
TEతెలుగు
నెక్కరించు
nekka-rin-chu
UKУкраїнська
вирізати
vy-ree-za-ty
VITiếng Việt
tạc tượng
tạc-tượng