kanten

See also: Kanten

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 寒天 (kanten)

Noun

kanten (uncountable)

  1. agar

Danish

Noun

kanten c

  1. singular definite of kant

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (file)

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
present tense past tense
1st person singular kantkantte
2nd person sing. (jij) kantkantte
2nd person sing. (u) kantkantte
2nd person sing. (gij) kantkantte
3rd person singular kantkantte
plural kantenkantten
subjunctive sing.1 kantekantte
subjunctive plur.1 kantenkantten
imperative sing. kant
imperative plur.1 kant
participles kantendgekant
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
present tense past tense
1st person singular kantkantte
2nd person sing. (jij) kantkantte
2nd person sing. (u) kantkantte
2nd person sing. (gij) kantkantte
3rd person singular kantkantte
plural kantenkantten
subjunctive sing.1 kantekantte
subjunctive plur.1 kantenkantten
imperative sing. kant
imperative plur.1 kant
participles kantendgekant
1) Archaic.
Derived terms
  • kanting
  • tegenkanting

Anagrams


Japanese

Romanization

kanten

  1. Rōmaji transcription 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
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