# kant
## Breton
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

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### Numeral

kant
* hundred
    Kant bro, kant giz, kant perez, kant ilizA hundred countries, a hundred guises, a hundred parishes, a hundred churches.

### Mutation
## Danish
### Etymology

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

### Noun

kant c (singular definite kanten, plural indefinite kanter)
* edge, border

#### Derived terms

* yderkant

#### Related terms

* kantet
* kantsten

### References

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

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kɑnt/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: kant
* Rhymes: -ɑnt

### Etymology 1

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

#### Noun

kant m (plural kanten, diminutive kantje n)
* 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.
* 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.
* way, direction
    Synonym: richting
    We rijden de verkeerde kant op.We're driving in the wrong direction.

##### Derived terms

* binnenkant
* bovenkant
* buitenkant
* kant noch wal raken
* koude kant
* linkerkant
* noordkant
* onderkant
* rechterkant
* vierkant
* voorkant
* waterkant
* zuidkant

#### Noun

kant n or m (uncountable)
* lace (textile pattern)
    Deze doek is met kant versierd.This cloth is decorated with lace.

##### Derived terms

* kanten

##### Descendants

* 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

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

kant
* inflection of kanten:
** first/second/third-person singular present indicative
** imperative

### Anagrams

* tank

## Gothic
### Romanization

kant
* Romanization of 𐌺𐌰𐌽𐍄

## Hungarian
### Etymology

kan +‎ -t

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkɒnt]
* Hyphenation: kant

### Noun

kant
* accusative singular of kan

## Maltese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian cantu and/or Italian canto, from Latin cantus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkant/

### Noun

kant m (plural kanti)
* singing

#### Related terms

* kanta
* kantabbli
* kantaliena
* kantant
* kantata
* kantiku
* kantur
* tkanta

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

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

### Noun

kant m (definite singular kanten, indefinite plural kanter, definite plural kantene)
* edge, border, rim

#### Derived terms

* femkant
* firkant
* kaikant
* kantete
* overkant
* sekskant
* sidekant
* sjøkant
* skogkant
* trekant
* underkant
* vannkant
* vegkant, veikant
* ytterkant
* åttekant

### References

* “kant” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kɑnt/
* (Trøndelag dialect) IPA: /kaɲc/

### Noun

kant m (definite singular kanten, indefinite plural kantar, definite plural kantane)
* an edge, a border
    Ikkje gå for nær kanten.
       Don't go too near the edge.
* an area
    På den kanten av byen er det mykje bråk.
       There is a lot of trouble in that part of town.
* a direction
    Vinden kjem oftast frå den kanten.
       The wind most often blows from that direction.
på alle kantar
* everywhere, all over

#### Derived terms

* femkant
* firkant
* kaikant
* kantete
* overkant
* sekskant
* sidekant
* sjøkant
* skogkant
* trekant
* underkant
* vegkant
* ytterkant
* åttekant

### References

* “kant” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkant/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ant
* Syllabification: kant
* Homophone: Kant

### Noun

kant m inan
* edge
* crease in fabric, e.g. on trousers
* (colloquial) an instance of cheating in a game

#### Derived terms

* kanciasty
* kantować impf

### Further reading

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

## Swedish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Gotland); “en kant”:(file)

### Noun

kant c
* an edge; border; rim.
* (mathematics) a boundary or edge
    En triangel har tre kanterA triangle has three sides

#### Synonyms

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

#### Derived terms

* framkant
* kanta
* kantig
* utkant

#### See also

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

### References

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

### Anagrams

* tank