# kontakt
## Crimean Tatar
### Noun

kontakt
* contact

#### Declension
### Adjective

kontakt
* contact

### References

* Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

## Czech
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin contāctus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkontakt]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

kontakt m inan
* contact
    získat kontakt ― to get in touch; to get in contact

#### Related terms

* See takt
* kontaktáž
* kontaktní
* kontaktolog
* kontaktologie
* kontaktovat

#### See also

* styk

### Further reading

* “kontakt”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “kontakt”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

## Danish
### Noun

kontakt c (singular definite kontakten, plural indefinite kontakter)
* (communication) A contact person (someone with whom one is in communication)
    Synonyms: forbindelse, kontaktperson
* (communication) Contact (the act of touching physically)
    Synonym: berøring
* (technology, electricity) A socket, power outlet.
    Synonyms: stikkontakt, stikdåse

#### Derived terms

* faststofkontakt
* kontaktperson
* kontaktnet

#### See also

* kontakte

### Verb

kontakt
* imperative of kontakte

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: kon‧takt

### Noun

kontakt n (plural kontakten, diminutive kontaktje n)
* Superseded spelling of contact.

## Hungarian
### Etymology

From German Kontakt.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkontɒkt]
* Hyphenation: kon‧takt

### Noun

kontakt (plural kontaktok)
* contact (a person one knows)
* (informal) contact lens

#### Derived terms

* kontaktképzés
* kontaktkutatás
* kontaktlencse
* kontaktoktatás
* kontaktóra

### References

* ↑ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology 1

From Latin contactus.

#### Noun

kontakt m (definite singular kontakten, indefinite plural kontakter, definite plural kontaktene)
* a contact
* an electrical socket (often wall-mounted)

##### Synonyms

* stikkontakt (socket)

##### Derived terms

* kontaktlinse
* nærkontakt
* øyekontakt

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

kontakt
* imperative of kontakte

### References

* “kontakt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Latin contactus.

### Noun

kontakt m (definite singular kontakten, indefinite plural kontaktar, definite plural kontaktane)
* a contact
* an electrical socket

#### Synonyms

* stikkontakt (socket)

#### Derived terms

* kontaktlinse
* nærkontakt

#### Related terms

* kontakte

### References

* “kontakt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Etymology

Internationalism; possibly borrowed from French contact or German Kontakt, ultimately from Latin contāctus. First attested in 1745–1747. Semantic loan from German Kontakt. Compare Silesian kōntakt.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɔn.takt/
* (Middle Polish) IPA: /ˈkɔn.takt/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔntakt
* Syllabification: kon‧takt

### Noun

kontakt m inan (related adjective kontaktowy)
* (communication) contact (establishment of communication) [with z (+ instrumental) ‘with whom’]
    Synonyms: łączność, styczność
    Jesteśmy w kontakcie. ― We are in touch.
* (communication) contact (understanding with a person) [with z (+ instrumental) ‘with whom’]
* (chiefly in the plural) contact (mutual relationship between some countries or organizations) [with z (+ instrumental) ‘with whom’]
* contact (person who provides information to an official organization)
* (colloquial, electricity) contact (device designed for repetitive connections)
    Synonym: wyłącznik
* (colloquial, electricity) socket, outlet
    Synonyms: gniazdo, gniazdko
* (chemistry) Ellipsis of katalizator kontaktowy (“contact catalyst”).
* (geology) contact (place where two rocks of different origin touch)
* (chiefly in the plural, colloquial) contact lens (thin lens, made of flexible or rigid plastic, that is placed directly on to the eye to correct vision, used as an alternative to spectacles, or, if colored, to change one's eye color cosmetically)
    Synonyms: soczewka, soczewka kontaktowa, szkło kontaktowe

#### Derived terms

* lekarz pierwszego kontaktu
* skontaktować pf, kontaktować impf
* złapać kontakt pf, łapać kontakt impf

#### Related terms

* kontaktowo

#### Descendants

* → Kashubian: kòntakt

### References

* ↑ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “kontakt”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
* ↑ Sławski, Franciszek (1958-1965) “kontakt”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
* ↑ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “kontakt”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
* ↑ Stanisław Dubisz, editor (2003), “kontakt”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal dictionary of the Polish language]‎ (in Polish), volumes 1-4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN SA, →ISBN
* ↑ “Materiały źródłowe do dziejów kultury i sztuki XVI-XVIII w.”, in Materiały źródłowe do dziejów kultury i sztuki XVI-XVIII w., opr. M. Gębarowicz, Wrocław- Warszawa-Kraków. (in Polish), 1745-1747, published 1983, Trzy umowy między Sebastianem Fensingerem rzeźbiarzem a trynitarzami lwowskimi z 1745, 1746 i 1747 r., page 374: “Kontakt z Panem Sebestianem Fesingerem Snicerzem, na ołtarz S. Jana Nepomucena do Ś. Mikołaja.”

### Further reading

* kontakt in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* kontakt in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* kontakt in PWN's encyclopedia
* J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1902), “kontakt”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 451

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kǒntakt/
* Hyphenation: kon‧takt

### Noun

kòntakt m (Cyrillic spelling ко̀нтакт)
* contact

#### Declension
## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

kontakt c
* (countable, uncountable) contact (connection)
    Jag har varit i kontakt med företagetI have been in contact with the company
    Jag tog kontakt med MargitI got in touch [took contact] with Margit
    Jag får inte kontakt med routernI can't connect to [do not get contact with] the router
** 1982, “Banankontakt av tredje graden [Banana encounter of the third kind ["närkontakt av tredje graden" (close contact of the third degree) is idiomatic for "close encounter of the third kind"]]”, Lasse Åberg (lyrics), Janne Schaffer (music)‎performed by Electric Banana Band:"Det är en fågel." "Nä, det är ett plan." "Nej, det är en superbanan!" Det är ett ljussken över staden. Nåt stort och gult som alla ser. Banankontakt av tredje graden. En fruktraket som kommer ner. Banankontakt är min takt. Banankontakt är din takt. Och din kontakt är min takt. Och min kontakt är din takt. Banankontakt är vår takt. Och vår kontakt är er takt. Och sambatakt i tretakt. Och er kontakt är vår takt. Banankontakt, banankontakt, banankontakt ... av tredje graden. Och dörren öppnas på raketen. Banankommandot kommer ut. "Nu sköter vi den här planeten, så eländet kan få ett slut." Banankontakt är ... [as before]. Det är ett skimmer över staden. Ett klokt och vackert guldgult ljus. Banankontakt av tredje graden, med frid och glädje i vart hus. Banankontant är ... [as before]. Bananerna kommer snart. Var redo![kontakt also means plug or connector, and banankontakt also means banana connector] "It's a bird." "No, it's a plane." "No, it's a super banana!" There is a glow over the city. Something big and yellow that everyone sees. Banana encounter of the third kind. A fruit rocket coming down. [rest is sic] Banana contact is my beat. Banana contact is your beat. And your contact is my beat. And my contact is your beat. Banana contact is our beat. And our contact is your [plural, oblique] beat. And samba beat in triple time [literally, "three-bar"]. And your [plural, oblique] contact is our beat. Banana contact/encounter, banana contact, banana contact ... of the third kind [degree]. And the door opens on the rocket. The banana high command comes out. "Now we are running [taking care of, managing] this planet, so that the misery can come to an end." Banana contact is ... [as before]. There is a shimmer over the city. A wise and beautiful golden-yellow light. Banana encounter of the third kind, with peace and joy in every house [each house, implying all houses]. Banana contact is ... [as before]. The bananas are coming soon. Be ready!
* a contact ((useful) acquaintance)
    Mässan är ett utmärkt tillfälle att knyta kontakter med arbetsgivareThe fair is an excellent opportunity to make ["tie" – idiomatic] contacts with employers
* a plug, a connector (electrical)
    Stoppa i kontakten i vägguttagetInsert the plug into the wall socket
    usb-kontaktUSB connector
* an electrical switch
    Synonym: strömbrytare

#### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | kontakt | kontakts |
| singular | definite | kontakten | kontaktens |
| plural | indefinite | kontakter | kontakters |
| plural | definite | kontakterna | kontakternas |

#### Derived terms

* banankontakt
* kontaktannons
* kontaktlim
* kontaktlins
* kontaktnät
* kontaktperson
* närkontakt
* stickkontakt
* väggkontakt

#### Related terms

* kontakta

#### See also

* vägguttag

### References

* kontakt in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* kontakt in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* kontakt in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)