"Kant" meaning in German

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Proper name

Forms: Kants [genitive, masculine], Kant [genitive, masculine], Kant [feminine, genitive], Kants [plural]
Rhymes: -ant Etymology: * As an occupational surname for a precentor, from Old Northern French cant, from Old French chant (“song”). * As a habitational surname, from the noun Kante (“edge, corner”). Etymology templates: {{der|de|fro-nor|cant}} Old Northern French cant, {{der|de|fro|chant||song}} Old French chant (“song”), {{m|de|Kante|t=edge, corner}} Kante (“edge, corner”) Head templates: {{de-proper noun|surname}} Kant m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Kants or (with an article) Kant, feminine genitive Kant, plural Kants)
  1. a surname, notably borne by the German philosopher Immanuel Kant Wikipedia link: Kant (disambiguation) Tags: feminine, masculine, proper-noun, surname Derived forms: Kantian
    Sense id: en-Kant-de-name-PGO3SMs- Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German surnames

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