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

  Mutation of kant  

Breton consonant mutation
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
kant	gant	c'hant	unchanged	unchanged

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

Declension of kant

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kant	kanten	kanter	kanterne
genitive	kants	kantens	kanters	kanternes

Derived terms

• yderkant

Related terms

• kantet
• kantsten

References

• “kant” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “kant” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑnt/

• audio

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• 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

• binnenkant
• bovenkant
• buitenkant
• kant noch wal raken
• kanten, gekant
• koude kant
• linkerkant
• onderkant
• rechterkant
• vierkant
• voorkant
• waterkant

 

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

• tank

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

Terms derived from kant

• femkant
• firkant
• kaikant
• kantete
• overkant

• sekskant
• sidekant
• sjøkant
• skogkant
• trekant

• underkant
• vannkant
• vegkant, veikant
• ytterkant
• åttekant

References

• “kant” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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

• femkant
• firkant
• kaikant
• kantete
• overkant
• sekskant
• sidekant
• sjøkant
• skogkant
• trekant
• underkant
• vegkant
• ytterkant
• åttekant

 

References

• “kant” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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. Doublet of kąt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kant/

• Audio

  (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

Declension of kant

	singular	plural
nominative	kant	kanty
genitive	kantu	kantów
dative	kantowi	kantom
accusative	kant	kanty
instrumental	kantem	kantami
locative	kancie	kantach
vocative	kancie	kanty

Derived terms

adjective

• kanciasty

 

verb

• kantować

 

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

• audio

  (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

• framkant

See also

• hålla sig på sin kant
• komma på kant med någon

References

• kant in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kant in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kant in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• tank