kant
Breton
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *kant, from Proto-Celtic *kantom, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm.
Numeral
kant
- hundred
- Kant bro, kant giz, kant perez, kant iliz
- A hundred countries, a hundred guises, a hundred parishes, a hundred churches.
Mutation
Danish
Noun
kant c (singular definite kanten, plural indefinite kanter)
Declension
Derived terms
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References
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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Noun
kant m (plural kanten, diminutive kantje n)
- side, face (of an object)
- De deur is aan deze kant van het gebouw.
- The door is on this side of the building.
- Synonym: zijde
- side (as opposed to top or bottom)
- De boom is omgevallen en ligt nu op zijn kant.
- The tree has fallen over and is now lying on its side.
- Synonym: zij
- way, direction
- We rijden de verkeerde kant op.
- We're driving in the wrong direction.
- Synonym: richting
- lace (textile pattern)
- Deze doek is met kant versierd.
- This cloth is decorated with lace.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
kant
- (deprecated template usage) first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of kanten
- (deprecated template usage) imperative of kanten
Anagrams
Gothic
Romanization
kant
- Romanization of 𐌺𐌰𐌽𐍄
Hungarian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
kant
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)
Derived terms
References
- “kant” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Medieval Latin cantus (“corner, side”), via Italian canto and Old French cant.
Pronunciation
Noun
kant m (definite singular kanten, indefinite plural kantar, definite plural kantane)
- an edge, a border
- Ikkje gå for nær kanten.
- Don't go too near the edge.
- Ikkje gå for nær kanten.
- an area
- På den kanten av byen er det mykje bråk.
- There is a lot of trouble in that part of town.
- På den kanten av byen er det mykje bråk.
- a direction
- Vinden kjem oftast frå den kanten.
- The wind most often blows from that direction.
- Vinden kjem oftast frå den kanten.
på alle kantar
Derived terms
References
- “kant” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
From Low German kant (“edge, corner”), Pomeranian form of southern Low German kante.
Pronunciation
Noun
kant m inan
- edge
- crease in fabric, e.g. on trousers
- (colloquial) an instance of cheating in a game
Usage notes
Sense #1 is used for edges which are well defined but dull (cannot cut anything), such as the edge of a table. Compare krawędź, ostrze.
Declension
Derived terms
Swedish
Pronunciation
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Noun
kant c
- an edge; border; brim.
- (mathematics) a boundary or edge.
- En triangel har tre kanter.
- A triangle has three edges.
Declension
Declension of kant | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | kant | kanten | kanter | kanterna |
Genitive | kants | kantens | kanters | kanternas |
Synonyms
See also
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