kant

See also: Kant, känt, and kānt-

Breton

Etymology

From Middle Breton kant, from Old Breton cant, from Proto-Brythonic *kant, from Proto-Celtic *kantom, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm.

Numeral

kant

  1. hundred
    Kant bro, kant giz, kant perez, kant iliz
    A hundred countries, a hundred guises, a hundred parishes, a hundred churches.

Mutation

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed through German from French cant (corner), from Latin canthus (ring, wheel).

Noun

kant c (singular definite kanten, plural indefinite kanter)

  1. edge, border

Declension

Derived terms

  • yderkant

References

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɑnt/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: kant
  • Rhymes: -ɑnt

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch cant, from Old Northern French cant, from Medieval Latin canthus.

Noun

kant m (plural kanten, diminutive kantje n)

  1. side, face (of an object)
    Synonym: zijde
    De deur is aan deze kant van het gebouw.
    The door is on this side of the building.
  2. side (as opposed to top or bottom)
    Synonym: zij
    De boom is omgevallen en ligt nu op zijn kant.
    The tree has fallen over and is now lying on its side.
  3. way, direction
    Synonym: richting
    We rijden de verkeerde kant op.
    We're driving in the wrong direction.
  4. lace (textile pattern)
    Deze doek is met kant versierd.
    This cloth is decorated with lace.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: kandi
  • Negerhollands: kant
  • Papiamentu: kanchi (lace), kantu (side), kante, kanto, kantsje
  • Sranan Tongo: kanti
    • Aukan: kanti
    • Caribbean Hindustani: kánti
    • Caribbean Javanese: kanthi

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

kant

  1. inflection of kanten:
    1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Anagrams

Gothic

Romanization

kant

  1. Romanization of 𐌺𐌰𐌽𐍄

Hungarian

Etymology

kan + -t

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɒnt]
  • Hyphenation: kant

Noun

kant

  1. accusative singular of kan

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Medieval Latin cantus (corner, side), via Middle Low German or German Low German.

Noun

kant m (definite singular kanten, indefinite plural kanter, definite plural kantene)

  1. edge, border, rim

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Medieval Latin cantus (corner, side), via Italian canto and Old French cant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɑnt/
  • (Trøndelag) IPA(key): /kaɲc/

Noun

kant m (definite singular kanten, indefinite plural kantar, definite plural kantane)

  1. an edge, a border
    Ikkje gå for nær kanten.
    Don't go too near the edge.
  2. an area
    På den kanten av byen er det mykje bråk.
    There is a lot of trouble in that part of town.
  3. a direction
    Vinden kjem oftast frå den kanten.
    The wind most often blows from that direction.

på alle kantar

  1. everywhere, all over

Derived terms

References

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German kant, a Pomeranian form of southern Low German kante, from French cant, from Latin canthus, from Proto-Celtic *kantos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kant/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ant
  • Syllabification: kant
  • Homophone: Kant

Noun

kant m inan

  1. edge
  2. crease in fabric, e.g. on trousers
  3. (colloquial) an instance of cheating in a game

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
verb

Further reading

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

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed through German from French cant (corner), from Latin canthus (ring, wheel).

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

kant c

  1. an edge; border; rim.
  2. (mathematics) a boundary or edge
    En triangel har tre kanter
    A triangle has three sides

Declension

Declension of kant 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kant kanten kanter kanterna
Genitive kants kantens kanters kanternas

Synonyms

  • rand (mathematics)
  • bryn (edge of a forest or body of water)

Derived terms

See also

References

Anagrams

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