kant

See also: Kant and känt

Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *kant, from Proto-Celtic *kantom, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm.

Numeral

kant

  1. (cardinal) 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)

  1. edge, border

Declension

Derived terms

  • yderkant

References

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɑnt
  • IPA(key): /kɑnt/
  • audio(file)

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch cant, from Old Northern French cant.

Noun

kant m (plural kanten, diminutive kantje n)

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. way, direction
    We rijden de verkeerde kant op.
    We're driving in the wrong direction.
    Synonym: richting
  4. lace (textile pattern)
    Deze doek is met kant versierd.
    This cloth is decorated with lace.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Verb

kant

  1. first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of kanten
  2. imperative of kanten

Anagrams

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

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Medieval Latin cantus (“corner, side”), via Italian canto and Old French cant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɑnt/

Noun

kant m (definite singular kanten, indefinite plural kantar, definite plural kantane)

  1. an edge, a border

på alle kantar

  1. everywhere, all over

Derived terms

References

Polish

Etymology

From Low German kant (“edge, corner”), Pomeranian form of southern Low German kante.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kant/
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Noun

kant m inan

  1. edge
  2. crease in fabric, e.g. on trousers
  3. (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

  • kanciasty
  • kanciaty
  • kantować

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Noun

kant c

  1. an edge; border; brim.
  2. (mathematics) a boundary or edge.
    En triangel har tre kanter.
    A triangle has three edges.

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)

See also

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