kanton

See also: Kanton

English

Noun

kanton (plural kantons)

1. Alternative form of canton

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from French canton.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkanton]
• Hyphenation: kan‧ton

Noun

kanton m inan

1. canton

Declension

Declension of kanton (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	kanton	kantony
genitive	kantonu	kantonů
dative	kantonu	kantonům
accusative	kanton	kantony
vocative	kantone	kantony
locative	kantoně, kantonu	kantonech
instrumental	kantonem	kantony

Derived terms

• kantonální

 

Further reading

• kanton in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• kanton in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• kanton in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu

Danish

Noun

kanton c (singular definite kantonen, plural indefinite kantoner)

1. canton

Declension

Declension of kanton

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kanton	kantonen	kantoner	kantonerne
genitive	kantons	kantonens	kantoners	kantonernes

Derived terms

• kantonal

Further reading

• “kanton” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “kanton” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

• IPA^(key): /kɑnˈtɔn/
• Hyphenation: kan‧ton

Noun

kanton n (plural kantons, diminutive kantonnetje n)

1. canton

Derived terms

• kantongerecht
• kantonnaal
• kantonrechter

References

• “kanton” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

Esperanto

Noun

kanton

1. accusative singular of kanto

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɒnton]
• Hyphenation: kan‧ton
• Rhymes: -on

Noun

kanton (plural kantonok)

1. canton (state of Switzerland)
2. canton (subdivision of an arrondissement of France)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	kanton	kantonok
accusative	kantont	kantonokat
dative	kantonnak	kantonoknak
instrumental	kantonnal	kantonokkal
causal-final	kantonért	kantonokért
translative	kantonná	kantonokká
terminative	kantonig	kantonokig
essive-formal	kantonként	kantonokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	kantonban	kantonokban
superessive	kantonon	kantonokon
adessive	kantonnál	kantonoknál
illative	kantonba	kantonokba
sublative	kantonra	kantonokra
allative	kantonhoz	kantonokhoz
elative	kantonból	kantonokból
delative	kantonról	kantonokról
ablative	kantontól	kantonoktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	kantoné	kantonoké
non-attributive possessive - plural	kantonéi	kantonokéi

Possessive forms of kanton
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	kantonom	kantonjaim
2nd person sing.	kantonod	kantonjaid
3rd person sing.	kantonja	kantonjai
1st person plural	kantonunk	kantonjaink
2nd person plural	kantonotok	kantonjaitok
3rd person plural	kantonjuk	kantonjaik

Further reading

• kanton in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Japanese

Romanization

kanton

1. Rōmaji transcription of かんとん

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French canton.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkan.tɔn/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -antɔn
• Syllabification: kan‧ton

Noun

kanton m inan

1. canton

Declension

Declension of kanton

	singular	plural
nominative	kanton	kantony
genitive	kantonu	kantonów
dative	kantonowi	kantonom
accusative	kanton	kantony
instrumental	kantonem	kantonami
locative	kantonie	kantonach
vocative	kantonie	kantony

Derived terms

• kantonalny

 

Further reading

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

Slovene

Noun

kanton m

1. canton

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• kantonalen

Further reading

• “kanton”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cantone. Doublet of kant. First attested in 1734.

Noun

kanton c

1. a canton (state of Switzerland)
2. a canton (heraldry)

Declension

Declension of kanton
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kanton	kantonen	kantoner	kantonerna
Genitive	kantons	kantonens	kantoners	kantonernas

Further reading

• kanton in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• canton

Etymology

From ellipsis of pansit kanton, from Philippine Spanish pancit cantón, where the latter word is from Spanish Cantón, from Portuguese Cantão, from an old romanization of Mandarin 廣東／广东 (Guǎngdōng).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kanˈton/, [kɐnˈton]
• Hyphenation: kan‧ton

Noun

kantón (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜈ᜔)

1. pancit canton

Derived terms

• kantunan
• magkanton

 

Further reading

• “kanton”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Turkish

Etymology

From French canton.

Noun

kanton (definite accusative kantonu, plural kantonlar)

1. canton