kant
Breton
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Breton kant, from Old Breton cant, from Proto-Brythonic *kant, from Proto-Celtic *kantom, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm.
Pronunciation
editNumeral
editkant
- hundred
- Kant bro, kant giz, kant perez, kant iliz
- A hundred countries, a hundred guises, a hundred parishes, a hundred churches.
Mutation
editDanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed through German from French cant (“corner”), from Latin canthus (“ring, wheel”).
Noun
editkant c (singular definite kanten, plural indefinite kanter)
Declension
editDerived terms
editRelated terms
editReferences
editDutch
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle Dutch cant, from Old Northern French cant, from Medieval Latin canthus.
Noun
editkant m (plural kanten, diminutive kantje n)
- 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.
- 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.
- way, direction
- Synonym: richting
- We rijden de verkeerde kant op.
- We're driving in the wrong direction.
Derived terms
editNoun
editkant n or m (uncountable)
- lace (textile pattern)
- Deze doek is met kant versierd.
- This cloth is decorated with lace.
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Berbice Creole Dutch: kandi
- Negerhollands: kant
- → Papiamentu: kanchi (“lace”), kantu (“side”), kante, kanto, kantsje
- → Sranan Tongo: kanti
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
editkant
- inflection of kanten:
Anagrams
editGothic
editRomanization
editkant
- Romanization of 𐌺𐌰𐌽𐍄
Hungarian
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editkant
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editFrom Medieval Latin cantus (“corner, side”), via Middle Low German or German Low German.
Noun
editkant m (definite singular kanten, indefinite plural kanter, definite plural kantene)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “kant” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editFrom Medieval Latin cantus (“corner, side”), via Italian canto and Old French cant.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkant m (definite singular kanten, indefinite plural kantar, definite plural kantane)
- an edge, a border
- Ikkje gå for nær kanten.
- Don't go too near the edge.
- Ikkje gå for nær kanten.
- an area
- På den kanten av byen er det mykje bråk.
- There is a lot of trouble in that part of town.
- På den kanten av byen er det mykje bråk.
- a direction
- Vinden kjem oftast frå den kanten.
- The wind most often blows from that direction.
- Vinden kjem oftast frå den kanten.
på alle kantar
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “kant” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Low German kant, a Pomeranian form of southern Low German kante, from French cant, from Latin canthus, from Proto-Celtic *kantos.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkant m inan
- edge
- crease in fabric, e.g. on trousers
- (colloquial) an instance of cheating in a game
Declension
editDerived terms
edit- kantować impf
Further reading
editSwedish
editEtymology
editBorrowed through German from French cant (“corner”), from Latin canthus (“ring, wheel”).
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Noun
editkant c
- an edge; border; rim.
- (mathematics) a boundary or edge
- En triangel har tre kanter
- A triangle has three sides
Declension
editDeclension of kant | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | kant | kanten | kanter | kanterna |
Genitive | kants | kantens | kanters | kanternas |
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editSee also
editReferences
edit- kant in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kant in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kant in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams
edit- Breton terms inherited from Middle Breton
- Breton terms derived from Middle Breton
- Breton terms inherited from Old Breton
- Breton terms derived from Old Breton
- Breton terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic
- Breton terms derived from Proto-Brythonic
- Breton terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Breton terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Breton terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Breton terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Breton lemmas
- Breton numerals
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- Danish terms borrowed from German
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- Rhymes:Dutch/ɑnt
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɑnt/1 syllable
- Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Old Northern French
- Dutch terms derived from Medieval Latin
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch nouns with plural in -en
- Dutch masculine nouns
- Dutch terms with usage examples
- Dutch uncountable nouns
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- Dutch nouns with multiple genders
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- Gothic non-lemma forms
- Gothic romanizations
- Hungarian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hungarian non-lemma forms
- Hungarian noun forms
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Medieval Latin
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Medieval Latin
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Italian
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old French
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms with IPA pronunciation
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
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- Polish terms borrowed from Low German
- Polish terms derived from Low German
- Polish terms derived from French
- Polish terms derived from Latin
- Polish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Polish 1-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Rhymes:Polish/ant
- Rhymes:Polish/ant/1 syllable
- Polish terms with homophones
- Polish lemmas
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- Polish colloquialisms
- Swedish terms borrowed from German
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