kant
Swedish
noun
Definitions
- an edge; border; brim.
- (mathematics) a boundary or edge.
Etymology
Derived from French cant (corner) derived from Latin canthus (ring, wheel, beak of a cup jug, metal rim of a wheel, tire, edge of a wheel, the tire of a wheel).
Origin
Latin
canthus
Gloss
ring, wheel, beak of a cup jug, metal rim of a wheel, tire, edge of a wheel, the tire of a wheel
Concept
Semantic Field
Clothing and grooming
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
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Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- canthus English
- decant English
- alakantissa Finnish
- alakanttiin Finnish
- kantata Finnish
- kantikas Finnish
- kantti Finnish
- kanttiaalto Finnish
- kanttikone Finnish
- kanttinauha Finnish
- neliskanttinen Finnish
- täyskanttinen Finnish
- vajaakanttinen Finnish
- canthus Latin
- cantina Italian
- cant French
- chanfrein French
- decantar Spanish, Castilian
- κανθός Ancient Greek
- fyra Swedish
- fyrkant Swedish
- fyrkantig Swedish
- kant Danish
- fraindre Old French
- kant Middle Dutch
- *kantos Proto-Celtic
- canto Old Spanish
- kant Low German
- *cantos Gaulish