kontor
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editAttested since late 19th century. Learned borrowing from German Kontor and Middle Low German kontôr (“commercial branch; writing room; counting desk/table”), from Middle Dutch contoor, contoir, comptoir, from Middle French contoir, comptoir, from conter, compter (“to count”) + -oir (instrument sufffix). Doublet of cantore, computer, and counter.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒntɔː/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑntɔɹ/
- Homophone: contour (one pronunciation)
Noun
editkontor (plural kontors or kontore)
- (historical) One of the four chief trading posts of the Hanseatic League that enjoyed a great degree of legal autonomy; located in Bruges, London, Bergen and Novgorod.
Danish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Middle Low German kontōr (“commercial branch; writing room; counting desk”), from Middle Dutch cantoor, cantoor, from Middle French contoir, comptoir, from conter, compter (“to count”) + -oir (instrument suffix), from Latin computāre (“calculate, compute”) and -tōrium.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkontor n (singular definite kontoret, plural indefinite kontorer)
Inflection
editneuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | kontor | kontoret | kontorer | kontorerne |
genitive | kontors | kontorets | kontorers | kontorernes |
Estonian
editEtymology
editAkin to Danish kontor, German Kontor, Russian контора (kontora). Regardless of the intermediate, ultimately from Middle Low German kontôr, komtôr, komptor (“commercial branch; writing room; counting desk/table”), from Middle Dutch contoor, contoir, comptoir, from Middle French contoir, comptoir, from conter, compter (“to count”) + -oir (instrument sufffix), from Latin computāre and -tōrium.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkontor (genitive kontori, partitive kontorit)
Declension
editThis noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
editIdo
editPronunciation
editVerb
editkontor
- future infinitive of kontar
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editFrom Danish kontor, see above.
Noun
editkontor n (definite singular kontoret, indefinite plural kontor or kontorer, definite plural kontora or kontorene)
- an office
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “kontor” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Danish kontor either directly or through Norwegian Bokmål kontor, see above.
Noun
editkontor n (definite singular kontoret, indefinite plural kontor, definite plural kontora)
- an office
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “kontor” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
editEtymology
editSince late 16th century, borrowed from Middle Low German kontôr, komtôr, komptor (“commercial branch; writing room; counting desk/table”), from Middle Dutch contoor, contoir, comptoir, from Middle French contoir, comptoir, from conter, compter (“to count”) + -oir (instrument suffix).
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Noun
editkontor n
- office; building or room
Declension
editDeclension of kontor | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | kontor | kontoret | kontor | kontoren |
Genitive | kontors | kontorets | kontors | kontorens |
Derived terms
edit- advokatkontor
- arkitektkontor
- avdelningskontor
- bankkontor
- biljettkontor
- brukskontor
- depeschkontor
- distriktskontor
- fabrikskontor
- fastighetskontor
- filialkontor
- förmedlingskontor
- försäljningskontor
- gatukontor
- gårdskontor
- hamnkontor
- handelskontor
- huvudkontor
- informationskontor
- kommunalkontor
- kommunkontor
- kontorisera
- kontorisering
- kontorist
- kontorsanställd
- kontorsarbete
- kontorsbyggnad
- kontorschef
- kontorsfastighet
- kontorsgöromål
- kontorshotell
- kontorshus
- kontorsjobb
- kontorskomplex
- kontorslandskap
- kontorslokal
- kontorsmaskin
- kontorsmaterial
- kontorsmateriel
- kontorsmiljö
- kontorsmöbel
- kontorsnät
- kontorsplats
- kontorsrum
- kontorsråtta
- kontorsskrivare
- kontorsslav
- kontorsstol
- kontorstid
- kontorsutrustning
- kontorsutrymme
- kontorsyta
- lantmäterikontor
- lokalkontor
- mäklarkontor
- postkontor
- rederikontor
- regionkontor
- representationskontor
- revisionskontor
- ritkontor
- servicekontor
- skattekontor
- socialkontor
- stadsbyggnadskontor
- stadskontor
- statskontor
- telekontor
- turistkontor
- vaktkontor
- vindskontor
- växelkontor
- växlingskontor
Descendants
edit- → Finnish: konttori
Further reading
edit- kontor in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- kontor in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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