kout

See also: Kout

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkou̯t]

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• Hyphenation: kout

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Czech kút, from Proto-Slavic *kǫtъ. Compare Serbo-Croatian kut.

Noun

kout m inan (diminutive koutek)

1. corner (the space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point)

   Synonym: roh

Declension

Declension of kout (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	kout	kouty
genitive	kouta, koutu	koutů
dative	koutu	koutům
accusative	kout	kouty
vocative	koute	kouty
locative	koutě	koutech
instrumental	koutem	kouty

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Czech kúti, from Proto-Slavic *kovati.

Verb

kout impf (perfective vykout)

2. (dated) to forge
3. (dated) to hammer

Conjugation

Conjugation of kout

infinitive kout, kouti active adjective kující verbal noun — passive adjective — present forms indicative imperative singular plural singular plural 1st person kuji, kuju (coll.) kujeme — kujme 2nd person kuješ kujete kuj kujte 3rd person kuje kují, kujou (coll.) — — participles past participles passive participles singular plural singular plural masculine animate kul kuli kut kuti masculine inanimate kuly kuty feminine kula kuta neuter kulo kula kuto kuta transgressives present past masculine singular kuje — feminine + neuter singular kujíc — plural kujíce —

Derived terms

• kout pikle
• kout železo dokud je žhavé

Related terms

• kovaný
• kovárna f
• kovář m
• okout
• podkova f
• překout
• vykout

Further reading

• “kout”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “kout”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “kout”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
• “kouti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “kouti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cout. See the verb kouten (“to chit-chat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑu̯t/

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• Hyphenation: kout
• Rhymes: -ɑu̯t
• Homophones: kauwt, koud

Noun

kout m (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. (archaic) talk, conversation
2. banter, chit-chat, pleasant but idle talk

Related terms

• kouten

Haitian Creole

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kut/

Etymology 1

From French court (“short”).

Adjective

kout

1. short

Etymology 2

From French coup de.

Noun

kout

1. blow, strike

   Synonym: kou