cont

See also: cõnt and cont.

English

Adjective

cont

1. Abbreviation of continuous.

Verb

cont

1. Abbreviation of continue.
   • 2010, Margaret Hubert, The Complete Photo Guide to Knitting, page 68:

     cont knitting across 2nd and 3rd needle of instep

2. Abbreviation of continued.

Anagrams

• NOTC, TCON, onct

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

• kont, cuont, kuont

Etymology

From Latin quantus.

Adverb

cont

1. when

Ladin

Etymology 1

Noun

cont m (plural conc)

1. (Val di Fassa) calculation; computation
2. (Val di Fassa) counting

Synonyms

• (calculation): càlcol
• (counting): contejament

Related terms

• contèr

Etymology 2

Noun

cont m (plural conc, plural conts, feminine contessa, feminine plural contesses)

1. (Val di Fassa) count (male ruler of a county)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian conto (19th century). Compare German konto, French compte.

Noun

cont n (plural conturi)

1. account

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	cont	contul		conturi	conturile
genitive-dative	cont	contului		conturi	conturilor
vocative	contule			conturilor

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle English conte, cunte, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kuntǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔnt/

Noun

cont f (plural contiau or contau)

1. (vulgar, offensive) cunt

Derived terms

• y gont goch (“sea nettle”)
• cont y môr (“jellyfish”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cont

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cont	gont	nghont	chont

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “cont”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “cont”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies