FromMiddle Bretonkant, fromOld Bretoncant, fromProto-Brythonic*kant, fromProto-Celtic*kantom, fromProto-Indo-European*ḱm̥tóm.
kant
- hundred
Kant bro,kant giz,kant perez,kant iliz- A hundred countries, a hundred guises, a hundred parishes, a hundred churches.
Borrowed throughGerman fromFrenchcant(“corner”), fromLatincanthus(“ring, wheel”).
kant c (singular definitekanten,plural indefinitekanter)
- edge,border
FromMiddle Dutchcant, fromOld Northern Frenchcant, fromMedieval Latincanthus.
kant m (pluralkanten,diminutivekantje n)
- side,face(of an object)
- Synonym:zijde
- De deur is aan dezekant van het gebouw. ―The door is on thisside of the building.
- side(as opposed to top or bottom)
- Synonym:zij
- De boom is omgevallen en ligt nu op zijnkant. ―The tree has fallen over and is now lying on itsside.
- way,direction
- Synonym:richting
- We rijden de verkeerdekant op. ―We're driving in the wrongdirection.
kant n orm (uncountable,nodiminutive)
- lace(textile pattern)
Deze doek is metkant versierd.- This cloth is decorated withlace.
See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
kant
- inflection ofkanten:
- first/second/third-personsingularpresentindicative
- imperative
kant
- romanization of𐌺𐌰𐌽𐍄
kan +-t
- IPA(key): [ˈkɒnt]
- Hyphenation:kant
kant
- accusativesingular ofkan
Borrowed fromSiciliancantu and/orItaliancanto, fromLatincantus.
kant m (pluralkanti)
- singing
FromMedieval Latincantus(“corner, side”), viaMiddle Low German orGerman Low German.
kant m (definite singularkanten,indefinite pluralkanter,definite pluralkantene)
- edge,border,rim
- “kant” inThe Bokmål Dictionary.
FromMedieval Latincantus(“corner, side”), viaItaliancanto andOld Frenchcant.
kant m (definite singularkanten,indefinite pluralkantar,definite pluralkantane)
- anedge, aborder
- Ikkje gå for nærkanten.
- Don't go too nearthe edge.
- anarea
- På denkanten av byen er det mykje bråk.
- There is a lot of trouble in thatpart of town.
- adirection
- Vinden kjem oftast frå denkanten.
- The wind most often blows from thatdirection.
på alle kantar
- everywhere,all over
- “kant” inThe Nynorsk Dictionary.
Borrowed fromLow Germankant, a Pomeranian form of southernLow Germankante, fromFrenchcant, fromLatincanthus, fromProto-Celtic*kantos.
kant m inan
- edge
- crease in fabric, e.g. on trousers
- (colloquial) an instance ofcheating in a game
- kant inWielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kant in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Borrowed throughGerman fromFrenchcant(“corner”), fromLatincanthus(“ring, wheel”).
kant c
- anedge;border;rim.
- (mathematics) aboundary oredge
En triangel har trekanter- A triangle has threesides
- rand(mathematics)
- bryn(edge of a forest or body of water)