Crimean Tatar

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian контора (kontora), from German Kontor, from Middle Low German kontôr, komtôr, komptor (commercial branch; writing room; counting desk/table), from Middle Dutch contoor, contoir, comptoir, from Middle French contoir, comtoir, comptoir, from conter, compter (to count) + -oir (instrument sufffix), from Latin computāre and -tōrium.

Noun

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kontora

  1. administrative department, office, bureau

Declension

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References

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

Lithuanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian контора (kontora), from German Kontor, from Middle Low German kontôr, komtôr, komptor (commercial branch; writing room; counting desk/table), from Middle Dutch contoor, contoir, comptoir, from Middle French contoir, comtoir, comptoir, from conter, compter (to count) + -oir (instrument sufffix), from Latin computāre and -tōrium.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kontora f

  1. office

See also

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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kontora n

  1. definite plural of kontor

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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kontora n

  1. definite plural of kontor