kanten
See also: Kanten
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 寒天 (kanten)
Noun
kanten (uncountable)
Danish
Noun
kanten c
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From kant + -en, possibly of Celtic origin.
Adjective
kanten (not comparable)
- Made or consisting of lace
Inflection
Declension of kanten | ||||
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uninflected | kanten | |||
inflected | kanten | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | ||||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | kanten | ||
n. sing. | kanten | |||
plural | kanten | |||
definite | kanten | |||
partitive |
Noun
kanten
- (deprecated template usage) Plural form of kant
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch canten. Equivalent to kant + -en.
Verb
kanten
- (transitive) To make/ give (a) side(s), edge etc.
- (transitive) To (give a) shape
- (transitive) To let graze along the side of a pasture
- (transitive) To tilt, notably on a side
- (intransitive) To (be) tilt(ed)
- (transitive) To touch at a side; to oppose in contact
- (transitive) To put aside, save (up)
Inflection
Conjugation of kanten (weak) | ||||
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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)
Etymology 3
Origin unclear, presumably some sense(s) of kant.
Verb
kanten
- (intransitive) To (put up a) fight, pose opposition
Inflection
Conjugation of kanten (weak) | ||||
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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
Anagrams
Japanese
Romanization
kanten
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
kanten m
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
kanten m
Swedish
Noun
kanten
Anagrams
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