Kante

See also: kante

German

Etymology

Via (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Low German kant, kante from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Dutch kant, itself from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin canthus (“tire, edge of a wheel”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek κανθός (kanthós, “corner of the eye, tire, etc.”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkantə/

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• Homophone: kannte

Noun

Kante f (genitive Kante, plural Kanten)

1. edge (sharp boundary line)
2. (graph theory) edge

Derived terms

• Bettkante
• Stuhlkante
• Tischkante

Related terms

• kentern
• Wasserkante, Waterkant

See also

• Rand

Further reading

• “Kante” in Duden online