kónt

Masurian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish kąt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkont]
• Syllabification: kónt

Noun

kónt m inan

1. corner (place where walls meet)
2. corner (space in the angle between converging lines or walls)
3. corner (secluded place for someone; place of residence)
4. gulf, bay
5. (often in the plural) surroundings, vicinity, neighbourhood
6. armpit (amount of material in an article of clothing sewn under the armpit)
7. share; point (metal triangle of a plow to which other parts are attached)

Further reading

• Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2021) “kąt”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur‎^[1], volume 3, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, pages 168-169