"kontor" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɒntɔː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɑntɔɹ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kontor.wav Forms: kontors [plural], kontore [plural]
Etymology: Attested since late 19th century. Learned borrowing from German Kontor and Middle Low German kontôr (“commercial branch; writing room; counting desk/table”), from Middle Dutch contoor, contoir, comptoir, from Middle French contoir, comptoir, from conter, compter (“to count”) + -oir (instrument sufffix). Doublet of cantore, computer, and counter. Etymology templates: {{learned borrowing|en|de|Kontor}} Learned borrowing from German Kontor, {{learned borrowing|en|gml|kontôr|notext=1|t=commercial branch; writing room; counting desk/table}} Middle Low German kontôr (“commercial branch; writing room; counting desk/table”), {{der|en|dum|contoor}} Middle Dutch contoor, {{der|en|frm|contoir}} Middle French contoir, {{doublet|en|cantore|computer|counter}} Doublet of cantore, computer, and counter Head templates: {{en-noun|s|kontore}} kontor (plural kontors or kontore)
  1. (historical) One of the four chief trading posts of the Hanseatic League that enjoyed a great degree of legal autonomy; located in Bruges, London, Bergen and Novgorod. Tags: historical Synonyms: Kontor
    Sense id: en-kontor-en-noun-LOoQFNjP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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