kanten

See also: Kanten

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 寒天 (kanten).

Noun

kanten (uncountable)

1. agar

Danish

Noun

kanten c

1. definite singular of kant

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑn.tə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: kan‧ten
• Rhymes: -ɑntən

Etymology 1

From kant (“lace”) +‎ -en, possibly of Celtic origin.

Adjective

kanten (not comparable)

1. Made or consisting of lace

Inflection

Inflection of kanten
uninflected	kanten
inflected	kanten
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial
indefinite	m./f. sing.	kanten
	n. sing.	kanten
	plural	kanten
definite		kanten
partitive

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch canten. Equivalent to kant (“side”) +‎ -en.

Verb

kanten

1. (transitive) To make/ give (a) side(s), edge etc.
2. (transitive) To (give a) shape
3. (transitive) To let graze along the side of a pasture
4. (transitive) To tilt, notably on a side
5. (intransitive) To (be) tilt(ed)
6. (transitive) To touch at a side; to oppose in contact
7. (transitive) To put aside, save (up)

Inflection

Inflection of kanten (weak)
infinitive	kanten
past singular	kantte
past participle	gekant
infinitive	kanten
gerund	kanten n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	kant	kantte
2nd person sing. (jij)	kant	kantte
2nd person sing. (u)	kant	kantte
2nd person sing. (gij)	kant	kantte
3rd person singular	kant	kantte
plural	kanten	kantten
subjunctive sing.1	kante	kantte
subjunctive plur.1	kanten	kantten
imperative sing.	kant
imperative plur.1	kant
participles	kantend	gekant
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• kanter m
• aankanten (verb)
• omkanten (verb)
• tegenkanten (verb)

Descendants

• Afrikaans: kant

Etymology 3

Origin unclear, presumably some sense(s) of kant.

Verb

kanten

1. (intransitive, obsolete) To (put up a) fight, pose opposition
2. (reflexive) To turn on, oppose.

Inflection

Inflection of kanten (weak)
infinitive	kanten
past singular	kantte
past participle	gekant
infinitive	kanten
gerund	kanten n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	kant	kantte
2nd person sing. (jij)	kant	kantte
2nd person sing. (u)	kant	kantte
2nd person sing. (gij)	kant	kantte
3rd person singular	kant	kantte
plural	kanten	kantten
subjunctive sing.1	kante	kantte
subjunctive plur.1	kanten	kantten
imperative sing.	kant
imperative plur.1	kant
participles	kantend	gekant
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• kanting
• tegenkanting

Descendants

• Afrikaans: kant

Etymology 4

From kant +‎ -en.

Verb

kanten

1. (intransitive) To make lace.

Inflection

Inflection of kanten (weak)
infinitive	kanten
past singular	kantte
past participle	gekant
infinitive	kanten
gerund	kanten n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	kant	kantte
2nd person sing. (jij)	kant	kantte
2nd person sing. (u)	kant	kantte
2nd person sing. (gij)	kant	kantte
3rd person singular	kant	kantte
plural	kanten	kantten
subjunctive sing.1	kante	kantte
subjunctive plur.1	kanten	kantten
imperative sing.	kant
imperative plur.1	kant
participles	kantend	gekant
1) Archaic.

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

kanten

1. plural of kant

Anagrams

• tanken

Japanese

Romanization

kanten

1. Rōmaji transcription of かんてん

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

kanten m

1. definite singular of kant

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

kanten m

1. definite singular of kant

Swedish

Noun

kanten

1. definite singular of kant

Anagrams

• tanken