kant

From Middle Breton kant, from Old Breton cant, from Proto-Brythonic *kant, from Proto-Celtic *kantom, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm.

kant

1. hundred

   Kant bro, kant giz, kant perez, kant iliz

   A hundred countries, a hundred guises, a hundred parishes, a hundred churches.

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

kant c (singular definite kanten, plural indefinite kanter)

1. edge, border

• yderkant

• kantet
• kantsten

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

• IPA^(key): /kɑnt/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: kant
• Rhymes: -ɑnt

From Middle Dutch cant, from Old Northern French cant, from Medieval Latin canthus.

kant m (plural kanten, diminutive kantje n)

1. side, face (of an object)

   Synonym: zijde

   De deur is aan deze kant van het gebouw.

   The door is on this side of the building.

2. side (as opposed to top or bottom)

   Synonym: zij

   De boom is omgevallen en ligt nu op zijn kant.

   The tree has fallen over and is now lying on its side.

3. way, direction

   Synonym: richting

   We rijden de verkeerde kant op.

   We're driving in the wrong direction.

kant n or m (uncountable)

1. lace (textile pattern)

   Deze doek is met kant versierd.

   This cloth is decorated with lace.

• Berbice Creole Dutch: kandi
• Negerhollands: kant
• → Papiamentu: kanchi (“lace”), kantu (“side”), kante, kanto, kantsje
• → Sranan Tongo: kanti
  • → Aukan: kanti
  • → Caribbean Hindustani: kánti
  • → Caribbean Javanese: kanthi

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

kant

1. inflection of kanten:
   1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

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kant

1. Romanization of 𐌺𐌰𐌽𐍄

kan +‎ -t

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɒnt]
• Hyphenation: kant

kant

1. accusative singular of kan

From Medieval Latin cantus (“corner, side”), via Middle Low German or German Low German.

kant m (definite singular kanten, indefinite plural kanter, definite plural kantene)

1. edge, border, rim

• “kant” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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

• IPA^(key): /kɑnt/
• (Trøndelag) IPA^(key): /kaɲc/

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

• “kant” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Borrowed from Low German kant, a Pomeranian form of southern Low German kante, from French cant, from Latin canthus, from Proto-Celtic *kantos.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkant/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ant
• Syllabification: kant
• Homophone: Kant

kant m inan

1. edge
2. crease in fabric, e.g. on trousers
3. (colloquial) an instance of cheating in a game

• kant in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kant in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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

• Audio (Gotland); “en kant”:

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kant c

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

   En triangel har tre kanter

   A triangle has three sides

• rand (mathematics)
• bryn (edge of a forest or body of water)

• framkant
• kanta
• kantig
• utkant

• hålla sig på sin kant
• komma på kant med någon
• sätta guldkant på tillvaron

• kant in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kant in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kant in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

• tank