Kante

See also: kante

German

Etymology

Via Middle Low German kant, kante from Middle Dutch kant, itself from Latin canthus (“tire, edge of a wheel”), from Ancient Greek κανθός (kanthós, “corner of the eye, tire, etc.”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkantə/
Homophone: kannte

Noun

Kante f (genitive Kante, plural Kanten)

edge (sharp boundary line)
(graph theory) edge

Declension

Declension of Kante

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Kante	die	Kanten
genitive	einer	der	Kante	der	Kanten
dative	einer	der	Kante	den	Kanten
accusative	eine	die	Kante	die	Kanten

Derived terms

Bettkante
Stuhlkante
Tischkante

Related terms

kentern
Wasserkante, Waterkant

See also

Rand

Further reading

Kante in Duden online

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