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jante

French

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *cambita, borrowed from a Transalpine Gaulish cambita, a derivative of Gaulish cambo (“curve”). Perhaps related to Late Latin gamba.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʒɑ̃t/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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jante f (plural jantes)

  1. wheel (of a bike, without the tire)
  2. rim (of a wheel), wheelrim

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Hijazi Arabic: جَنْط (janṭ)
  • → Portuguese: jante
  • → Romanian: jantă
  • → Spanish: llanta
  • → Turkish: jant

Further reading

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Galician

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Verb

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jante

  1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of jantar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from French jante. Compare Spanish llanta, from the same source.

Noun

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jante f (plural jantes)

  1. rim (of a car wheel), wheelrim

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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jante

  1. inflection of jantar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

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Romanian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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jante f

  1. inflection of jantă:
    1. indefinite plural
    2. indefinite genitive/dative singular

Swedish

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Noun

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jante c

  1. (colloquial) Law of Jante
    Synonym: jantelag
    Det där känns jante
    That feels like the Law of Jante

Usage notes

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Sometimes used more like an adjective, like in the example.

Declension

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Declension of jante 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative jante janten — —
Genitive jantes jantens — —
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