kontinent

See also: Kontinent

Crimean Tatar

Noun

kontinent

1. (geology) continent

Declension

Declension of kontinent

nominative	kontinent
genitive	kontinentniñ
dative	kontinentke
accusative	kontinentni
locative	kontinentte
ablative	kontinentten

Synonyms

• qıta (used much wider than kontinent)

References

• Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkontɪnɛnt]

Noun

kontinent m inan

1. (geology) continent

   Synonym: světadíl

Declension

Declension of kontinent (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	kontinent	kontinenty
genitive	kontinentu	kontinentů
dative	kontinentu	kontinentům
accusative	kontinent	kontinenty
vocative	kontinente	kontinenty
locative	kontinentu, kontinentě	kontinentech
instrumental	kontinentem	kontinenty

Related terms

• See tenor

• kontinentální

Further reading

• “kontinent”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “kontinent”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “kontinent”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Danish

Noun

kontinent n (singular definite kontinentet, plural indefinite kontinenter)

1. (geology) continent

Declension

Declension of kontinent

neuter gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kontinent	kontinentet	kontinenter	kontinenterne
genitive	kontinents	kontinentets	kontinenters	kontinenternes

Derived terms

• subkontinent

Related terms

• kontinental

References

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

Estonian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

kontinent (genitive kontinendi, partitive kontinenti)

1. (geology) continent

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• “kontinent”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuntɪnɛnt/
• Rhymes: -ɛnt

Etymology 1

Adjective

kontinent (neuter singular kontinent, definite singular and plural kontinente)

1. continent (not incontinent)

Antonyms

• inkontinent

Etymology 2

From Latin terra continens.

Noun

kontinent n (definite singular kontinentet, indefinite plural kontinent or kontinenter, definite plural kontinenta or kontinentene)

1. (geology) a continent (large land mass)

Derived terms

• subkontinent

Related terms

• fastland
• kontinental
• verdensdel

References

• “kontinent” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin terra continens.

Noun

kontinent n (definite singular kontinentet, indefinite plural kontinent, definite plural kontinenta)

1. (geology) continent (large land mass)

Derived terms

• subkontinent

Related terms

• fastland
• kontinental

References

• “kontinent” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kontǐnent/
• Hyphenation: kon‧ti‧nent

Noun

kontìnent m (Cyrillic spelling контѝнент)

1. (geology) continent (large contiguous landmass)

Declension

Declension of kontinent

	singular	plural
nominative	kontìnent	kontinenti
genitive	kontinenta	kontìnenātā
dative	kontinentu	kontinentima
accusative	kontinent	kontinente
vocative	kontinente	kontinenti
locative	kontinentu	kontinentima
instrumental	kontinentom	kontinentima

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔntinent]

Noun

kontinent m inan (relational adjective kontinentálny)

1. continent

Declension

Declension of kontinent
(pattern dub)

	singular	plural
nominative	kontinent	kontinenty
genitive	kontinentu	kontinentov
dative	kontinentu	kontinentom
accusative	kontinent	kontinenty
locative	kontinente	kontinentoch
instrumental	kontinentom	kontinentmi

Further reading

• “kontinent”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔntinɛ́nt/

Noun

kontinȅnt m inan

1. (geology) continent (landmass)

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	kontinènt
gen. sing.	kontinênta
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	kontinènt	kontinênta	kontinênti
genitive (rodȋlnik)	kontinênta	kontinêntov	kontinêntov
dative (dajȃlnik)	kontinêntu	kontinêntoma	kontinêntom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	kontinènt	kontinênta	kontinênte
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	kontinêntu	kontinêntih	kontinêntih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	kontinêntom	kontinêntoma	kontinênti

Further reading

• “kontinent”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

kontinent c

1. (geology) continent; a large contiguous landmass

Usage notes

Depending on how one makes the divisions, one may count between 4 and 7 kontinenter on Earth, maybe most often 5 or 6 (Antarctic, Eurasia, Africa, Australia, and finally the Americas as either one or two). Only rarely would Europe and Asia be considered separate kontinenter. In contrast, the word världsdel denotes a cultural or historical division, comparable in size to a kontinent. This division is always done into 7 parts: Antarktis, Sydamerika, Nordamerika, Europa, Asien, Afrika and Oceanien.

Declension

Declension of kontinent

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kontinent	kontinents
	definite	kontinenten	kontinentens
plural	indefinite	kontinenter	kontinenters
	definite	kontinenterna	kontinenternas

Derived terms

• superkontinent

See also

• världsdel

Adjective

kontinent (not comparable)

1. continent (able to control urination and defecation)

   Antonym: inkontinent

Declension

Inflection of kontinent

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	kontinent	—	—
neuter singular	kontinent	—	—
plural	kontinenta	—	—
masculine plural2	kontinente	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	kontinente	—	—
all	kontinenta	—	—

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

References

• kontinent in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kontinent in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kontinent in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)