kout

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkou̯t]

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• Hyphenation: kout

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Czech kút, from Proto-Slavic *kǫtъ. Compare Serbo-Croatian kut.

Noun

kout m inan

1. corner (the space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point)

   Synonym: roh

Declension

Declension of kout (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	kout	kouty
genitive	kouta, koutu	koutů
dative	koutu	koutům
accusative	kout	kouty
vocative	koute	kouty
locative	koutě	koutech
instrumental	koutem	kouty

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Czech kúti, from Proto-Slavic *kovati.

Verb

kout impf (perfective vykout)

1. (dated) to forge
2. (dated) to hammer

Conjugation

Conjugation

Infinitive	kout, kouti	Active adjective	kující
Verbal noun	—	Passive adjective	—

Present forms	indicative		imperative
	singular	plural	singular	plural
1st person	kuji, kuju (coll.)	kujeme	—	kujme
2nd person	kuješ	kujete	kuj	kujte
3rd person	kuje	kují, kujou (coll.)	—	—

Participles	Past participles		Passive participles
	singular	plural	singular	plural
masculine animate	kul	kuli	kut	kuti
masculine inanimate		kuly		kuty
feminine	kula		kuta
neuter	kulo	kula	kuto	kuta

Transgressives	present	past
masculine singular	kuje	—
feminine + neuter singular	kujíc	—
plural	kujíce	—

Derived terms

• kout pikle
• kout železo dokud je žhavé

 

Related terms

• kovaný
• kovárna f
• kovář m
• okout
• podkova f
• překout
• vykout

 

Further reading

• “kout”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
• “kout”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “kout”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
• “kouti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
• “kouti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cout.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑu̯t/

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• Hyphenation: kout
• Rhymes: -ɑu̯t
• Homophones: kauwt, koud

Noun

kout m (uncountable)

1. (archaic) talk, conversation
2. banter, chit-chat, pleasant but idle talk

Related terms

• kouten

Haitian Creole

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kut/

Etymology 1

From French court (“short”).

Adjective

kout

1. short

Etymology 2

From French coup de.

Noun

kout

1. blow, strike

   Synonym: kou