Wiktionary

kanta

See also: -kanta

CebuanoEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Spanish canta, from cantar (“to sing”), from Latin cantāre, present active infinitive of cantō, frequentative of canō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n-.

PronunciationEdit

  • Hyphenation: kan‧ta

NounEdit

kanta

  1. a song

VerbEdit

kanta

  1. to sing
  2. (slang) to fellate; to perform oral sex (on a man)

QuotationsEdit

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:kanta.

FinnishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Finnic *kanta, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kanta. Cognates include Estonian kand, Erzya кандо (kando), Moksha канда (kanda), Khanty [script needed] (χɔnt) and Mansi [script needed] (χānta).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑntɑ/, [ˈkɑn̪t̪ɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑntɑ
  • Syllabification: kan‧ta

NounEdit

kanta

  1. stem
  2. opinion, point of view, account (attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs)
  3. heel (part of a sole of a shoe, especially a low one; a high heel is usually called korko)
    olla kannoilla ― to heel
  4. head of a nail (fastener)
  5. (microbiology) strain
  6. (biology) population
  7. (mechanics, electronics) socket
  8. (geometry) base
  9. (linear algebra) basis
  10. (topology) base, basis

DeclensionEdit

Inflection of kanta (Kotus type 9/kala, nt-nn gradation)
nominative kanta kannat
genitive kannan kantojen
partitive kantaa kantoja
illative kantaan kantoihin
singular plural
nominative kanta kannat
accusative nom. kanta kannat
gen. kannan
genitive kannan kantojen
kantainrare
partitive kantaa kantoja
inessive kannassa kannoissa
elative kannasta kannoista
illative kantaan kantoihin
adessive kannalla kannoilla
ablative kannalta kannoilta
allative kannalle kannoille
essive kantana kantoina
translative kannaksi kannoiksi
instructive — kannoin
abessive kannatta kannoitta
comitative — kantoineen
Possessive forms of kanta (type kala)
possessor singular plural
1st person kantani kantamme
2nd person kantasi kantanne
3rd person kantansa

SynonymsEdit

Related termsEdit

  • (opinion): kannella (“to file a complaint, to complain”)
  • (opinion): perustella (“to argue”) from perustaa (“to base”)
  • (opinion): kantaja (“plaintiff”)

AnagramsEdit

Guinea-Bissau CreoleEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Portuguese cantar. Cognates with Kabuverdianu kanta.

VerbEdit

kanta

  1. to sing

HausaEdit

Etymology 1Edit

NounEdit

kantā f (possessed form kantar̃)

  1. callus

Etymology 2Edit

Borrowed from English counter.

NounEdit

kantā̀ f (plural kantōcī, possessed form kantàr̃)

  1. counter, shelf

IndonesianEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

From Sanskrit कान्त (kānta, “stone”).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /kanta/
  • Hyphenation: kan‧ta

NounEdit

kanta

  1. lens
    Synonym: lensa

Further readingEdit

IngrianEdit

NounEdit

kanta

  1. heel

KabuverdianuEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Portuguese cantar.

VerbEdit

kanta

  1. to sing

LinduEdit

NounEdit

kanta

  1. potato

LudianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Finnic *kantadak.

VerbEdit

kanta

  1. carry

MalteseEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Sicilian cantari and/or Italian cantare, from Latin cantare.

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

kanta (imperfect jkanta, past participle kantat)

  1. to sing
    Synonym: għanna
    Inkantalek. ― I sing to you.

ConjugationEdit

conjugation of kanta
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person m 3rd person f 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
jien(a) int(i) hu(wa) hi(ja) aħna intom huma
perfect kantajt kantajt kanta kantat kantajna kantajtu kantaw
imperfect nkanta tkanta jkanta tkanta nkantaw tkantaw jkantaw
imperative kanta kantaw

Derived termsEdit

See alsoEdit

NovialEdit

VerbEdit

kanta (past kantad, active participle kantant, passive participle kantat)

  1. to sing

PaliEdit

AdjectiveEdit

kanta

  1. lovely
  2. enjoyable
  3. pleasant

PapiamentuEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Portuguese cantar and Spanish cantar and Kabuverdianu kanta.

VerbEdit

kanta

  1. to sing

Serbo-CroatianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چانطه‎ (çanta, “leather bag, small suitcase”) (Turkish çanta), from Persian چنته‎.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /kǎːnta/
  • Hyphenation: kan‧ta

NounEdit

kánta f (Cyrillic spelling ка́нта)

  1. can
  2. pail
    kante za smeće
    garbage pail

DeclensionEdit

Declension of kanta
singular plural
nominative kánta kante
genitive kante kántā / kántī
dative kanti kantama
accusative kantu kante
vocative kanto kante
locative kanti kantama
instrumental kantom kantama

ReferencesEdit

  • “kanta” in Hrvatski jezični portal

SwedishEdit

VerbEdit

kanta (present kantar, preterite kantade, supine kantat, imperative kanta)

  1. to be placed as a border, limit or rim

ConjugationEdit

Conjugation of kanta (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive kanta kantas
Present tense kantar kantas
Past tense kantade kantades
Supine kantat kantats
Imperative kanta —
Present participle kantande
Past participle kantad

Related termsEdit

See alsoEdit

AnagramsEdit

TagalogEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Spanish canta

PronunciationEdit

  • Audio
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NounEdit

kanta

  1. song; chant

VerbEdit

kanta

  1. to sing; to chant

ConjugationEdit

Verb conjugation for ikanta
Affix Root word Trigger
i- kanta object
Aspect Imperative
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative
ikanta ikinanta ikinakanta
inakanta1		 ikakanta
akanta1		 ikanta
kakantahan1
1 Dialectal use only.
Verb conjugation for kantahin
Affix Root word Trigger
-in kanta object
Aspect Imperative
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative
kantahin kinanta kinakanta
inakanta1		 kakantahin
akantahin1		 kantahin
kanta1
kantaha1
1 Dialectal use only.
Verb conjugation for kantahan
Affix Root word Trigger
-an kanta object
Aspect Imperative
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative
kantahan kinantahan kinakantahan
inakantahan1		 kakantahan
akantahan1		 kantahi1
1 Dialectal use only.
Verb conjugation for ipakanta
Affix Root word Trigger
ipa- kanta object
Aspect
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative
ipakanta ipinakanta
pinakanta 		ipinapakanta
pinapakanta 		ipapakanta
Verb conjugation for makantahan
Affix Root word Trigger
ma- -an kanta locative
Aspect
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative
makantahan nakantahan nakakantahan makakantahan
Verb conjugation for magkantahan
Affix Root word Trigger
mag- -an kanta actor
Aspect
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative
magkantahan nagkantahan nagkakantahan magkakantahan
Verb conjugation for magsikanta
Affix Root word Trigger
magsi- kanta actor
Aspect
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative
magsikanta nagsikanta nagsisikanta magsisikanta
Verb conjugation for makakanta
Affix Root word Trigger
maka- kanta actor
Aspect
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative
makakanta nakakanta nakakakanta makakakanta
Verb conjugation for makikanta
Affix Root word Trigger
maki- kanta actor
Aspect
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative
makikanta nakikanta nakikikanta makikikanta
Verb conjugation for makipagkanta
Affix Root word Trigger
makipag- kanta actor
Aspect
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative
makipagkanta nakipagkanta nakikipagkanta makikipagkanta
Verb conjugation for pakantahin
Affix Root word Trigger
pa- -in kanta object
Aspect
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative
pakantahin pinakantahin pinapakantahin
pinakarantahin 		papakantahin
pakarantahin
Verb conjugation for kumanta
Affix Root word Trigger
-um- kanta actor
Aspect Imperative
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative Recently Complete
kumanta kumanta
kungmanta1		 kumakanta
kungmakanta1
nakanta2		 kakanta
makanta2		 formal kakakanta kumanta
kanta2
informal kakakanta
1Now archaic in Modern Tagalog.
2Dialectal use only.
Verb conjugation for magkanta
Affix Root word Trigger
mag- kanta actor
Aspect Imperative
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative Recently Complete
magkanta nagkanta nagkakanta
nagakanta1		 magkakanta
magakanta1
gakanta1		 formal kakakanta
kapagkakanta 		magkanta1
informal kakakanta
kakapagkanta
kapapagkanta
1 Dialectal use only.
Verb conjugation for magpakanta
Affix Root word Trigger
magpa- kanta actor
Aspect Imperative
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative Recently Complete
magpakanta nagpakanta nagpapakanta magpapakanta formal
―
 kakapakanta
kapapakanta
kapagpapakanta
informal kapakakanta
Verb conjugation for makanta
Affix Root word Trigger
ma- kanta object
Aspect
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative
makanta nakanta nakakanta makakanta


Derived termsEdit

VoticEdit

EtymologyEdit

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NounEdit

kanta (genitive kannaa, partitive [please provide])

  1. heel

InflectionEdit

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

ReferencesEdit

  • "kanta" in Vadja keele sõnaraamat
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