"kant" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

Forms: kanten [definite, singular], kanter [indefinite, plural], kantene [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Medieval Latin cantus (“corner, side”), via Middle Low German or German Low German. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|ML.|cantus||corner, side}} Medieval Latin cantus (“corner, side”), {{cog|gml|-}} Middle Low German, {{cog|nds-de|-}} German Low German
  1. edge, border, rim Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-kant-nb-noun-3SpEPimQ Categories (other): Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 14 13 0 3 0 2 8 3 13 11 16 12 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 12 0 4 0 2 11 4 12 10 15 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Derived forms: femkant, firkant, kaikant, kantete, overkant, sekskant, sidekant, sjøkant, skogkant, trekant, underkant, vannkant, vegkant, veikant, ytterkant, åttekant

Inflected forms

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        {
          "word": "overkant"
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        {
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        },
        {
          "word": "sidekant"
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          "word": "sjøkant"
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        {
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        {
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        {
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        },
        {
          "word": "vegkant"
        },
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        [
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          "rim"
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    {
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    },
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    },
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
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      "form": "kanter",
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      ],
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