kant
Norwegian Nynorsk
/kɑnt/
noun-m1
Definitions
- an edge, a border
- an area
- a direction
- everywhere, all over
Etymology
Derived from Latin cantus (song, chant, singing, metal rim of a wheel, corner, incantation) derived from Italian canto (side, song, corner) derived from Old French cant.
Origin
Old French
cant
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- canto English
- cantellus Latin
- canticum Latin
- cantus Latin
- canto Italian
- cantuccio Italian
- controcanto Italian
- cantil Spanish, Castilian
- canto Spanish, Castilian
- κανθός Ancient Greek
- *kan- Proto-Indo-European
- *keh₂n- Proto-Indo-European
- kant Norwegian Bokmål
- fem Norwegian Nynorsk
- femkant Norwegian Nynorsk
- fire Norwegian Nynorsk
- firkant Norwegian Nynorsk
- kai Norwegian Nynorsk
- kaikant Norwegian Nynorsk
- overkant Norwegian Nynorsk
- seks Norwegian Nynorsk
- sekskant Norwegian Nynorsk
- side Norwegian Nynorsk
- sidekant Norwegian Nynorsk
- sjø Norwegian Nynorsk
- sjøkant Norwegian Nynorsk
- skog Norwegian Nynorsk
- skogkant Norwegian Nynorsk
- tre Norwegian Nynorsk
- trekant Norwegian Nynorsk
- underkant Norwegian Nynorsk
- veg Norwegian Nynorsk
- vegkant Norwegian Nynorsk
- ytterkant Norwegian Nynorsk
- åtte Norwegian Nynorsk
- åttekant Norwegian Nynorsk
- *cant Old French
- cant Old French
- chant Old French
- cânt Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- canto Old Portuguese
- cjant Friulian
- cant Old Occitan
- cantu Sardinian
- *cantos Gaulish