kant
Breton
Etymology
From Middle Breton kant, from Old Breton cant, 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.
Danish
Declension
Derived terms
- yderkant
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɑnt/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: kant
- Rhymes: -ɑnt
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch cant, from Old Northern French cant, from Medieval Latin canthus.
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
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
kant
- first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of kanten
- imperative of kanten
Gothic
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkɒnt]
- Hyphenation: kant
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Medieval Latin cantus (“corner, side”), via Middle Low German or German Low German.
Derived terms
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)
- 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
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Low German kant, a Pomeranian form of southern Low German kante, from French cant, from Latin canthus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kant/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ant
- Syllabification: kant
- Homophone: Kant
Noun
kant m inan
Usage notes
Sense #1 is used for edges which are well defined but dull (ones that cannot cut anything), such as the edge of a table. Compare krawędź, ostrze.
Declension
Swedish
Pronunciation
audio (file)
Noun
kant c
Declension
Declension of kant | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | kant | kanten | kanter | kanterna |
Genitive | kants | kantens | kanters | kanternas |
See also
- hålla sig på sin kant
- komma på kant med någon