# Kanton
## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkanton]

### Proper noun

Kanton m inan
* Guangzhou (the capital and largest city of Guangdong, in southeastern China)

#### Declension
## Finnish
### Etymology

From English Canton, from Portuguese Cantão, from Chinese 廣東／广东 (Guǎngdōng).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑnton/, [ˈkɑ̝n̪t̪o̞n]
* Rhymes: -ɑnton
* Hyphenation: Kan‧ton

### Proper noun

Kanton
* Guangzhou (the capital and largest city of Guangdong, in southeastern China)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Kanton (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kantonini
accusative
nom.
Kantonini
gen.
Kantonini
genitive
Kantonini
partitive
Kantoniani
inessive
Kantonissani
elative
Kantonistani
illative
Kantoniini
adessive
Kantonillani
ablative
Kantoniltani
allative
Kantonilleni
essive
Kantoninani
translative
Kantonikseni
abessive
Kantonittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kantonisi
accusative
nom.
Kantonisi
gen.
Kantonisi
genitive
Kantonisi
partitive
Kantoniasi
inessive
Kantonissasi
elative
Kantonistasi
illative
Kantoniisi
adessive
Kantonillasi
ablative
Kantoniltasi
allative
Kantonillesi
essive
Kantoninasi
translative
Kantoniksesi
abessive
Kantonittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kantonimme
accusative
nom.
Kantonimme
gen.
Kantonimme
genitive
Kantonimme
partitive
Kantoniamme
inessive
Kantonissamme
elative
Kantonistamme
illative
Kantoniimme
adessive
Kantonillamme
ablative
Kantoniltamme
allative
Kantonillemme
essive
Kantoninamme
translative
Kantoniksemme
abessive
Kantonittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kantoninne
accusative
nom.
Kantoninne
gen.
Kantoninne
genitive
Kantoninne
partitive
Kantonianne
inessive
Kantonissanne
elative
Kantonistanne
illative
Kantoniinne
adessive
Kantonillanne
ablative
Kantoniltanne
allative
Kantonillenne
essive
Kantoninanne
translative
Kantoniksenne
abessive
Kantonittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kantoninsa
accusative
nom.
Kantoninsa
gen.
Kantoninsa
genitive
Kantoninsa
partitive
Kantoniaan Kantoniansa
inessive
Kantonissaan Kantonissansa
elative
Kantonistaan Kantonistansa
illative
Kantoniinsa
adessive
Kantonillaan Kantonillansa
ablative
Kantoniltaan Kantoniltansa
allative
Kantonilleen Kantonillensa
essive
Kantoninaan Kantoninansa
translative
Kantonikseen Kantoniksensa
abessive
Kantonittaan Kantonittansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* kantonilainen
* kantoninkielinen
* kantoninkiina

### Anagrams

* kannot, konnat

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kanˈtoːn/
* (Switzerland) IPA: /ˈkɑnton/
* Rhymes: -oːn

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from French canton.

#### Noun

Kanton m (strong, genitive Kantons, plural Kantone)
* canton (state of Switzerland)
    Synonym: Stand
* (heraldry) canton
* (historical) canton (military enrollment district of Prussia, made obsolete by introduction of universal conscription in 1813)
* township (of Canada)

##### Derived terms

* Grenzkanton
* Halbkanton
* interkantonal
* kantonal
* kantonaliseren
* Kantonese
* Kantonesin
* Kantönligeist
* Kantonsbürgerrecht
* Kantonsgericht
* Kantonsgrenze
* Kantonshauptstadt
* Kantonsparlament
* Kantonspolizei
* Kantonsrat
* Kantonsrätin
* kantonsrätlich
* Kantonsregierung
* Kantonsschule
* Kantonsspital
* Kantonsstraße
* Kantonsverfassung
* Kantonsverwaltung
* Kantonsweibel
* Kantonsystem
* Kapo
* Ostkanton
* Urkanton
* Westkanton

### Etymology 2
#### Proper noun

Kanton n (proper noun, genitive Kantons or (optionally with an article) Kanton)
* Canton (former name of Guangzhou, the capital and largest city of Guangdong in southeastern China)

##### Derived terms

* kantonesisch
* Kantonesisch

### Further reading

* “Kanton” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Japanese
### Romanization

Kanton
* Rōmaji transcription of カントン

## Luxembourgish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kɑnˈtoːn/

### Noun

Kanton m (plural Kantoner)
* canton

## Polish
### Etymology

Internationalism; compare English Canton, French Canton, Russian Канто́н (Kantón), ultimately from Portuguese Cantão, from Mandarin 廣東 / 广东 (Guǎngdōng). Doublet of Guangdong.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkan.tɔn/
* Rhymes: -antɔn
* Syllabification: Kan‧ton
* Homophone: kanton

### Proper noun

Kanton m inan (related adjective kantoński)
* Guangzhou (the capital and largest city of Guangdong, China)

#### Derived terms

* kantonka
* kantończyk

### Further reading

* Kanton in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* Kanton in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* Kanton in PWN's encyclopedia

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkantɔn]

### Proper noun

Kanton m inan
* Guangzhou (the capital and largest city of Guangdong, in southeastern China)