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Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *kant, from Proto-Celtic *kantom, from Proto-Indo-European *?m?tóm.

Numeral

kant

1. hundred

Mutation

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed through German from French cant (“corner”), from Latin canthus (“ring, wheel”).

Noun

kant c (singular definite kanten, plural indefinite kanter)

1. edge, border

Declension

Derived terms

• yderkant

Related terms

• kantet
• kantsten

References

• “kant” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “kant” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?nt/
• Hyphenation: kant
• Rhymes: -?nt

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)

   Synonym: zijde

2. side (as opposed to top or bottom)

   Synonym: zij

3. way, direction

   Synonym: richting

4. lace (textile pattern)

Derived terms

• binnenkant
• bovenkant
• buitenkant
• koude kant
• linkerkant
• onderkant
• rechterkant
• vierkant
• voorkant

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

kant

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

Anagrams

• tank

Gothic

Romanization

kant

1. Romanization of ????????????????

Hungarian

Etymology

kan +? -t

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?k?nt]
• 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

• “kant” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?nt/

Noun

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

1. an edge, a border

   Ikkje gå for nær kanten.

   Don't go too near the edge.

2. an area

   På den kanten av byen er det mykje bråk.

   There is a lot of trouble in that part of town.

3. a direction

   Vinden kjem oftast frå den kanten.

   The wind most often blows from that direction.

på alle kantar

1. everywhere, all over

Derived terms

References

• “kant” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

From Low German kant (“edge, corner”), Pomeranian form of southern Low German kante, from French cant (“corner”), from Latin canthus (“ring, wheel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kant/

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 kraw?d?, ostrze.

Declension

Derived terms

• kanciasty
• kanciaty
• kantowa?

Further reading

• kant in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• kant in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed through German from French cant (“corner”), from Latin canthus (“ring, wheel”).

Pronunciation

Noun

kant c

1. an edge; border; brim.
2. (mathematics) a boundary or edge.

Declension

Synonyms

• rand (mathematics)
• bryn (edge of a forest)

See also

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

Anagrams

• tank