kanten
See also: Kanten
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Japanese 寒天 (kanten).
Noun edit
kanten (uncountable)
Danish edit
Noun edit
kanten c
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From kant (“lace”) + -en, possibly of Celtic origin.
Adjective edit
kanten (not comparable)
- Made or consisting of lace
Inflection edit
Inflection of kanten | ||||
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uninflected | kanten | |||
inflected | kanten | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | ||||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | kanten | ||
n. sing. | kanten | |||
plural | kanten | |||
definite | kanten | |||
partitive |
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle Dutch canten. Equivalent to kant (“side”) + -en.
Verb edit
kanten
- (transitive) To make/ give (a) side(s), edge etc.
- (transitive) To (give a) shape
- (transitive) To let graze along the side of a pasture
- (transitive) To tilt, notably on a side
- (intransitive) To (be) tilt(ed)
- (transitive) To touch at a side; to oppose in contact
- (transitive) To put aside, save (up)
Inflection edit
Inflection of kanten (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | kanten | |||
past singular | kantte | |||
past participle | gekant | |||
infinitive | kanten | |||
gerund | kanten n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | kant | kantte | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | kant | kantte | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | kant | kantte | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | kant | kantte | ||
3rd person singular | kant | kantte | ||
plural | kanten | kantten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | kante | kantte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | kanten | kantten | ||
imperative sing. | kant | |||
imperative plur.1 | kant | |||
participles | kantend | gekant | ||
1) Archaic. |
Derived terms edit
- kanter m
- aankanten (verb)
- omkanten (verb)
- tegenkanten (verb)
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: kant
Etymology 3 edit
Origin unclear, presumably some sense(s) of kant.
Verb edit
kanten
Inflection edit
Inflection of kanten (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | kanten | |||
past singular | kantte | |||
past participle | gekant | |||
infinitive | kanten | |||
gerund | kanten n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | kant | kantte | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | kant | kantte | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | kant | kantte | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | kant | kantte | ||
3rd person singular | kant | kantte | ||
plural | kanten | kantten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | kante | kantte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | kanten | kantten | ||
imperative sing. | kant | |||
imperative plur.1 | kant | |||
participles | kantend | gekant | ||
1) Archaic. |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: kant
Etymology 4 edit
Verb edit
kanten
- (intransitive) To make lace.
Inflection edit
Inflection of kanten (weak) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
infinitive | kanten | |||
past singular | kantte | |||
past participle | gekant | |||
infinitive | kanten | |||
gerund | kanten n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | kant | kantte | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | kant | kantte | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | kant | kantte | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | kant | kantte | ||
3rd person singular | kant | kantte | ||
plural | kanten | kantten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | kante | kantte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | kanten | kantten | ||
imperative sing. | kant | |||
imperative plur.1 | kant | |||
participles | kantend | gekant | ||
1) Archaic. |
Etymology 5 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
kanten
Anagrams edit
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
kanten
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Noun edit
kanten m
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Noun edit
kanten m
Swedish edit
Noun edit
kanten