kout

Czech

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkou̯t]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: kout

Etymology 1

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

Noun

kout m inan

  1. corner (the space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point)
    Synonym: roh
Declension
Declension of kout
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

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

Verb

kout impf (perfective vykout)

  1. (dated) to forge
  2. (dated) to hammer
Conjugation
Conjugation
Present formsindicativeimperative
singularpluralsingularplural
1st person kuji,
kuju (coll.)		kujeme—kujme
2nd person kuješkujetekujkujte
3rd person kujekují,
kujou (coll.)		——
ParticiplesPast participlesPassive participles
singularpluralsingularplural
masculine animate kulkulikutkuti
masculine inanimate kulykuty
feminine kulakuta
neuter kulokulakutokuta
Transgressives present past
masculine singular kuje—
feminine + neuter singular kujíc—
plural kujíce—
Derived terms
  • kout pikle
  • kout železo dokud je žhavé
Related terms

Further reading
  • kout in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • kout in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • kout in Internetová jazyková příručka
  • kouti in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • kouti in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cout.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɑu̯t/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: kout
  • Rhymes: -ɑu̯t
  • Homophone: koud

Noun

kout m (uncountable)

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

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French court (“short”).

Adjective

kout

  1. short
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