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Anton
Anton
English
Proper noun
Anton
- A male given name.
- 2011 Sophie Hannah, Lasting Damage, Hodder & Stoughton, ISBN 978 0340980651, page 78:
- 'As far as I'm concerned, he's Benjamin Rigby,' said Kit, after the first time we met him. 'He seems like a decent baby and he deserves a decent name. Not that his father's got one, so I suppose I shouldn't be surprised.' Kit thinks it's only acceptable to 'go around calling yourself Anton', as he puts it, if you're Spanish, Mexican or Colombian, or if you're a hairdresser or a professional ice-skater.
- 2011 Sophie Hannah, Lasting Damage, Hodder & Stoughton, ISBN 978 0340980651, page 78:
Danish
Etymology
From Latin Antonius. Cognate to English Anthony.
Proper noun
Anton
- A male given name.
Related terms
- pet forms: Tonny, Tony, Tonni
- female forms: Antonie, Antoinette
Estonian
Etymology
From Latin Antonius. Cognate to English Anthony.
Proper noun
Anton
- A male given name.
Related terms
Faroese
Proper noun
Anton m
- A male given name
Usage notes
Patronymics
- son of Anton: Antonsson
- daughter of Anton: Antonsdóttir
Declension
| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Anton |
| Accusative | Anton |
| Dative | Antoni |
| Genitive | Antons |
Finnish
Etymology
From Latin Antonius. Cognate with English Anthony.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɑnton]
- Hyphenation: An‧ton
Proper noun
Anton
- A male given name.
- 1986 Vuokko Tolonen, Lastenhuone, Otava, ISBN 9511090925, page 19:
- —Pojan! Hoitaja nostaa päänsä paperista, närkästyneenä tai hölmistyneenä. Tästä ei tällä menolla tule ikinä mitään.
- —Anton.
- Jos se on ihme ja poika, niin olkoon Tšehovin kunniaksi ja Jorman mieliksi.
- —Yhdellä vai kahdella teellä?
- Me emme ymmärrä toisiamme. En haluaisi jättää mahaani hänen armoilleen.
- 1986 Vuokko Tolonen, Lastenhuone, Otava, ISBN 9511090925, page 19:
Declension
| Inflection of Anton (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Anton | Antonit | |
| genitive | Antonin | Antonien | |
| partitive | Antonia | Antoneja | |
| illative | Antoniin | Antoneihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Anton | Antonit | |
| accusative | nom. | Anton | Antonit |
| gen. | Antonin | ||
| genitive | Antonin | Antonien | |
| partitive | Antonia | Antoneja | |
| inessive | Antonissa | Antoneissa | |
| elative | Antonista | Antoneista | |
| illative | Antoniin | Antoneihin | |
| adessive | Antonilla | Antoneilla | |
| ablative | Antonilta | Antoneilta | |
| allative | Antonille | Antoneille | |
| essive | Antonina | Antoneina | |
| translative | Antoniksi | Antoneiksi | |
| instructive | — | Antonein | |
| abessive | Antonitta | Antoneitta | |
| comitative | — | Antoneineen | |
Related terms
Proper noun
Anton
- Genitive singular form of Antto.
Anagrams
German
Etymology
From Latin Antonius. Cognate to English Anthony.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈantoːn]
- Hyphenation: An‧ton
Proper noun
Anton
- A male given name.
Related terms
- female forms: Antonia
Norwegian
Etymology
From Latin Antonius. Cognate to English Anthony.
Proper noun
Anton
- A male given name.
Related terms
Slovene
Etymology
From Latin Antonius. Cognate to English Anthony.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /anˈtóːn/
- Tonal orthography: antọ̑n
Proper noun
Antón m anim (genitive Antóna)
- A male given name.
Declension
Declension of Antón (masculine anim., hard o-stem)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Antón |
| accusative | Antóna |
| genitive | Antóna |
| dative | Antónu |
| locative | Antónu |
| instrumental | Antónom |
Related terms
Swedish
Etymology
From Latin Antonius. First recorded in Sweden in 1623. Cognate with English Anthony.
Proper noun
Anton
- A male given name.
Related terms
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
- Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622: 33 431 males with the given name Anton living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.