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Kanten

Kanten

See also: kanten

German

Noun

Kanten

  1. plural of Kante

kanten

kanten

See also: Kanten

Danish

Noun

kanten c

  1. singular definite of kant

Dutch

Etymology 1

possibly of Celtic origin

Noun

kanten

  1. Plural form of kant

Adjective

kanten (not comparable)

  1. made -, consisting of lace
Inflection
Inflection of kanten
uninflected kanten
inflected kanten
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial
indefinite m./f. sing. kanten
n. sing. kanten
plural kanten
definite kanten
partitive

Verb

kanten

  1. (transitive) To make/ give (a) side(s), edge etc.
  2. (transitive) To (give a) shape
  3. (transitive) To let graze along the side of a pasture
  4. (transitive) To tilt, notably on a side
  5. (intransitive) To (be) tilt(ed)
  6. (transitive) To touch at a side; to oppose in contact
  7. (transitive) To put aside, save (up)
Inflection
Inflection of kanten (weak)
infinitive kanten
past singular kantte
past participle gekant
infinitive kanten
gerund kanten n
verbal noun
present tense past tense
1st person singular kant kantte
2nd person sing. (jij) kant kantte
2nd person sing. (u) kant kantte
2nd person sing. (gij) kant kantte
3rd person singular kant kantte
plural kanten kantten
subjunctive sing.1 kante kantte
subjunctive plur.1 kanten kantten
imperative sing. kant
imperative plur.1 kant
participles kantend gekant
1) Archaic.
Derived terms
  • kanter m
  • aankanten (verb)
  • omkanten (verb)
  • tegenkanten (verb)

Etymology 2

Origin unclear, presumably some sense(s) of kant.

Verb

kanten

  1. (intransitive) To (put up a) fight, pose opposition
Inflection
Inflection of kanten (weak)
infinitive kanten
past singular kantte
past participle gekant
infinitive kanten
gerund kanten n
verbal noun
present tense past tense
1st person singular kant kantte
2nd person sing. (jij) kant kantte
2nd person sing. (u) kant kantte
2nd person sing. (gij) kant kantte
3rd person singular kant kantte
plural kanten kantten
subjunctive sing.1 kante kantte
subjunctive plur.1 kanten kantten
imperative sing. kant
imperative plur.1 kant
participles kantend gekant
1) Archaic.
Derived terms
  • kanting
  • tegenkanting

Anagrams


Japanese

Romanization

kanten

  1. rōmaji reading of かんてん

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

kanten m

  1. definite singular of kant

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

kanten m

  1. definite singular of kant

Swedish

Noun

kanten

  1. definite singular of kant