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4-letter words (2 found)

KANT,TANK,

3-letter words (5 found)

ANT,KAT,NAT,TAK,TAN,

2-letter words (5 found)

AN,AT,KA,NA,TA,

You can make 12 words from kant according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of kant

kant aknt knat nkat ankt nakt katn aktn ktan tkan atkn takn knta nkta ktna tkna ntka tnka antk natk atnk tank ntak tnak

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Definitions and meaning of kant

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

Numeral

kant

  1. hundred

Mutation

Danish

Etymology

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

Noun

kant c (singular definite kanten, plural indefinite kanter)

  1. edge, border

Declension

Derived terms

  • yderkant

Related terms

  • kantet
  • kantsten

References

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

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɑnt/
  • 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)

  1. side, face (of an object)
    Synonym: zijde
  2. side (as opposed to top or bottom)
    Synonym: zij
  3. way, direction
    Synonym: richting
  4. lace (textile pattern)
Derived terms
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

  1. inflection of kanten:
    1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Anagrams

  • tank

Gothic

Romanization

kant

  1. Romanization of 𐌺𐌰𐌽𐍄

Hungarian

Etymology

kan +‎ -t

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɒnt]
  • Hyphenation: kant

Noun

kant

  1. accusative singular of kan

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)

  1. edge, border, rim

Derived terms

References

  • “kant” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɑnt/
  • (Trøndelag) IPA(key): /kaɲc/

Noun

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

Derived terms

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(key): /kant/
  • Rhymes: -ant
  • Syllabification: kant
  • Homophone: Kant

Noun

kant m inan

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

Declension

Derived terms

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

Noun

kant c

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

Declension

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

  • framkant

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

Source: wiktionary.org