Wiktionary

kant

See also: Kant, känt, and kānt-

Breton edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Breton kant, from Old Breton cant, from Proto-Brythonic *kant, from Proto-Celtic *kantom, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm.

Pronunciation edit

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Numeral edit

kant

  1. hundred
    Kant bro, kant giz, kant perez, kant iliz
    A hundred countries, a hundred guises, a hundred parishes, a hundred churches.

Mutation edit

  Mutation of kant  
Breton consonant mutation
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed
kant gant c'hant unchanged unchanged

Danish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed through German from French cant (“corner”), from Latin canthus (“ring, wheel”).

Noun edit

kant c (singular definite kanten, plural indefinite kanter)

  1. edge, border

Declension edit

Declension of kant
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kant kanten kanter kanterne
genitive kants kantens kanters kanternes

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

References edit

Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kɑnt/
  • audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: kant
  • Rhymes: -ɑnt

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Dutch cant, from Old Northern French cant, from Medieval Latin canthus.

Noun edit

kant m (plural kanten, diminutive kantje n)

  1. side, face (of an object)
    Synonym: zijde
    De deur is aan deze kant van het gebouw.
    The door is on this side of the building.
  2. side (as opposed to top or bottom)
    Synonym: zij
    De boom is omgevallen en ligt nu op zijn kant.
    The tree has fallen over and is now lying on its side.
  3. way, direction
    Synonym: richting
    We rijden de verkeerde kant op.
    We're driving in the wrong direction.
  4. lace (textile pattern)
    Deze doek is met kant versierd.
    This cloth is decorated with lace.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: kandi
  • Negerhollands: kant
  • → Papiamentu: kanchi (“lace”), kantu (“side”), kante, kanto, kantsje
  • → Sranan Tongo: kanti

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

kant

  1. inflection of kanten:
    1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Anagrams edit

Gothic edit

Romanization edit

kant

  1. Romanization of 𐌺𐌰𐌽𐍄

Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

kan +‎ -t

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɒnt]
  • Hyphenation: kant

Noun edit

kant

  1. accusative singular of kan

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

From Medieval Latin cantus (“corner, side”), via Middle Low German or German Low German.

Noun edit

kant m (definite singular kanten, indefinite plural kanter, definite plural kantene)

  1. edge, border, rim

Derived terms edit

References edit

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

From Medieval Latin cantus (“corner, side”), via Italian canto and Old French cant.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

kant m (definite singular kanten, indefinite plural kantar, definite plural kantane)

  1. an edge, a border
    Ikkje gå for nær kanten.
    Don't go too near the edge.
  2. an area
    På den kanten av byen er det mykje bråk.
    There is a lot of trouble in that part of town.
  3. a direction
    Vinden kjem oftast frå den kanten.
    The wind most often blows from that direction.

på alle kantar

  1. everywhere, all over

Derived terms edit

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Polish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Low German kant, a Pomeranian form of southern Low German kante, from French cant, from Latin canthus, from Proto-Celtic *kantos.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

kant m inan

  1. edge
  2. crease in fabric, e.g. on trousers
  3. (colloquial) an instance of cheating in a game

Declension edit

Declension of kant
singular plural
nominative kant kanty
genitive kantu kantów
dative kantowi kantom
accusative kant kanty
instrumental kantem kantami
locative kancie kantach
vocative kancie kanty

Derived terms edit

adjective
verb

Further reading edit

  • kant in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kant in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed through German from French cant (“corner”), from Latin canthus (“ring, wheel”).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

kant c

  1. an edge; border; rim.
  2. (mathematics) a boundary or edge
    En triangel har tre kanter
    A triangle has three sides

Declension edit

Declension of kant 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kant kanten kanter kanterna
Genitive kants kantens kanters kanternas

Synonyms edit

  • rand (mathematics)
  • bryn (edge of a forest or body of water)

Derived terms edit

See also edit

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Anagrams edit

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