Kanton

See also: kanton

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkanton]

Proper noun

Kanton m inan

1. Guangzhou (the capital and largest city of Guangdong, in southeastern China)

Declension

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

Finnish

Etymology

From English Canton, from Portuguese Cantão, from Chinese 廣東／广东 (Guǎngdōng).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑnton/, [ˈkɑ̝n̪t̪o̞n]
• Rhymes: -ɑnton
• Syllabification^(key): Kan‧ton

Proper noun

Kanton

1. Guangzhou (the capital and largest city of Guangdong, in southeastern China)

Declension

Inflection of Kanton (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Kanton	—
genitive		Kantonin	—
partitive		Kantonia	—
illative		Kantoniin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Kanton	—
accusative	nom.	Kanton	—
	gen.	Kantonin
genitive		Kantonin	—
partitive		Kantonia	—
inessive		Kantonissa	—
elative		Kantonista	—
illative		Kantoniin	—
adessive		Kantonilla	—
ablative		Kantonilta	—
allative		Kantonille	—
essive		Kantonina	—
translative		Kantoniksi	—
abessive		Kantonitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Kanton (type risti)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kantonini — accusative nom. Kantonini — gen. Kantonini genitive Kantonini — partitive Kantoniani — inessive Kantonissani — elative Kantonistani — illative Kantoniini — adessive Kantonillani — ablative Kantoniltani — allative Kantonilleni — essive Kantoninani — translative Kantonikseni — abessive Kantonittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kantonisi — accusative nom. Kantonisi — gen. Kantonisi genitive Kantonisi — partitive Kantoniasi — inessive Kantonissasi — elative Kantonistasi — illative Kantoniisi — adessive Kantonillasi — ablative Kantoniltasi — allative Kantonillesi — essive Kantoninasi — translative Kantoniksesi — abessive Kantonittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kantonimme — accusative nom. Kantonimme — gen. Kantonimme genitive Kantonimme — partitive Kantoniamme — inessive Kantonissamme — elative Kantonistamme — illative Kantoniimme — adessive Kantonillamme — ablative Kantoniltamme — allative Kantonillemme — essive Kantoninamme — translative Kantoniksemme — abessive Kantonittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kantoninne — accusative nom. Kantoninne — gen. Kantoninne genitive Kantoninne — partitive Kantonianne — inessive Kantonissanne — elative Kantonistanne — illative Kantoniinne — adessive Kantonillanne — ablative Kantoniltanne — allative Kantonillenne — essive Kantoninanne — translative Kantoniksenne — abessive Kantonittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Kantoninsa — accusative nom. Kantoninsa — gen. Kantoninsa genitive Kantoninsa — partitive Kantoniaan Kantoniansa — inessive Kantonissaan Kantonissansa — elative Kantonistaan Kantonistansa — illative Kantoniinsa — adessive Kantonillaan Kantonillansa — ablative Kantoniltaan Kantoniltansa — allative Kantonilleen Kantonillensa — essive Kantoninaan Kantoninansa — translative Kantonikseen Kantoniksensa — abessive Kantonittaan Kantonittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Anagrams

• kannot, konnat

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kanˈtoːn/
• (Switzerland) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑnton/
• Rhymes: -oːn

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French canton.

Noun

Kanton m (strong, genitive Kantons, plural Kantone)

1. canton (state of Switzerland)

   Synonym: Stand

2. (heraldry) canton

Declension

Declension of Kanton [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kanton	die	Kantone
genitive	eines	des	Kantons	der	Kantone
dative	einem	dem	Kanton	den	Kantonen
accusative	einen	den	Kanton	die	Kantone

Related terms

• Kantonsgrenze, Kantonshauptstadt, Kantonspolizei, Kantonsverwaltung
• Grenzkanton, Ostkanton, Westkanton

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Kanton n (proper noun, genitive Kantons or (optionally with an article) Kanton)

1. Canton (former name of Guangzhou, the capital and largest city of Guangdong in southeastern China)

Further reading

• “Kanton” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Japanese

Romanization

Kanton

1. Rōmaji transcription of カントン

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑnˈtoːn/

Noun

Kanton m (plural Kantonen or Kantoner)

1. canton

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkan.tɔn/
• Rhymes: -antɔn
• Syllabification: Kan‧ton

Proper noun

Kanton m

1. Guangzhou (the capital and largest city of Guangdong, in southeastern China)

Declension

Declension of Kanton

	singular
nominative	Kanton
genitive	Kantonu
dative	Kantonowi
accusative	Kanton
instrumental	Kantonem
locative	Kantonie
vocative	Kantonie

Derived terms

adjective

• kantoński

 

Further reading

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

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkantɔn]

Proper noun

Kanton m inan

1. Guangzhou (the capital and largest city of Guangdong, in southeastern China)