kant

From Proto-Brythonic *kant, from Proto-Celtic *kantom, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm.

kant

1. (cardinal) hundred

   Kant bro, kant giz, kant perez, kant iliz

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

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

• Rhymes: -ɑnt
• IPA^(key): /kɑnt/

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From Middle Dutch cant, from Old Northern French cant.

kant m (plural kanten, diminutive kantje n)

1. 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

2. 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

3. way, direction

   We rijden de verkeerde kant op.

   We're driving in the wrong direction.

   Synonym: richting

4. lace (textile pattern)

   Deze doek is met kant versierd.

   This cloth is decorated with lace.

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

See the etymology of the main entry.

kant

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

• tank

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/

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.

From Low German kant (“edge, corner”), Pomeranian form of southern Low German kante.

• IPA^(key): /kant/

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kant m inan

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

Sense #1 is used for edges which are well defined but dull (cannot cut anything), such as the edge of a table. Compare krawędź, ostrze.

• kanciasty
• kanciaty
• kantować

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kant c

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

   En triangel har tre kanter.

   A triangle has three edges.

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

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