"kant" meaning in Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

IPA: /kɑnt/, /kaɲc/ (note: Trøndelag) Forms: kanten [definite, singular], kantar [indefinite, plural], kantane [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Medieval Latin cantus (“corner, side”), via Italian canto and Old French cant. Etymology templates: {{der|nn|ML.|cantus||corner, side}} Medieval Latin cantus (“corner, side”), {{der|nn|it|canto}} Italian canto, {{der|nn|fro|cant}} Old French cant
  1. an edge, a border Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-kant-nn-noun-HUgPvV-z
  2. an area Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-kant-nn-noun-I8Qu7TNo
  3. a direction Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-kant-nn-noun-w8zVXr5s
  4. everywhere, all over Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-kant-nn-noun-9hxPHt~j
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "femkant"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "firkant"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kaikant"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kantete"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "overkant"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sekskant"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sidekant"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sjøkant"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "skogkant"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "trekant"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "underkant"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vegkant"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ytterkant"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "åttekant"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "ML.",
        "3": "cantus",
        "4": "",
        "5": "corner, side"
      },
      "expansion": "Medieval Latin cantus (“corner, side”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "it",
        "3": "canto"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian canto",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "cant"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French cant",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Medieval Latin cantus (“corner, side”), via Italian canto and Old French cant.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kanten",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kantar",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kantane",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
  "lang_code": "nn",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Don't go too near the edge.",
          "text": "Ikkje gå for nær kanten."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an edge, a border"
      ],
      "id": "en-kant-nn-noun-HUgPvV-z",
      "links": [
        [
          "edge",
          "edge#English"
        ],
        [
          "border",
          "border#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "There is a lot of trouble in that part of town.",
          "text": "På den kanten av byen er det mykje bråk."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an area"
      ],
      "id": "en-kant-nn-noun-I8Qu7TNo",
      "links": [
        [
          "area",
          "area#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The wind most often blows from that direction.",
          "text": "Vinden kjem oftast frå den kanten."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a direction"
      ],
      "id": "en-kant-nn-noun-w8zVXr5s",
      "links": [
        [
          "direction",
          "direction#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "everywhere, all over"
      ],
      "id": "en-kant-nn-noun-9hxPHt~j",
      "links": [
        [
          "everywhere",
          "everywhere#English"
        ],
        [
          "all over",
          "all over#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɑnt/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaɲc/",
      "note": "Trøndelag"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kant"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "femkant"
    },
    {
      "word": "firkant"
    },
    {
      "word": "kaikant"
    },
    {
      "word": "kantete"
    },
    {
      "word": "overkant"
    },
    {
      "word": "sekskant"
    },
    {
      "word": "sidekant"
    },
    {
      "word": "sjøkant"
    },
    {
      "word": "skogkant"
    },
    {
      "word": "trekant"
    },
    {
      "word": "underkant"
    },
    {
      "word": "vegkant"
    },
    {
      "word": "ytterkant"
    },
    {
      "word": "åttekant"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "ML.",
        "3": "cantus",
        "4": "",
        "5": "corner, side"
      },
      "expansion": "Medieval Latin cantus (“corner, side”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "it",
        "3": "canto"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian canto",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "cant"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French cant",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Medieval Latin cantus (“corner, side”), via Italian canto and Old French cant.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kanten",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kantar",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kantane",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
  "lang_code": "nn",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Don't go too near the edge.",
          "text": "Ikkje gå for nær kanten."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an edge, a border"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "edge",
          "edge#English"
        ],
        [
          "border",
          "border#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "There is a lot of trouble in that part of town.",
          "text": "På den kanten av byen er det mykje bråk."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an area"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "area",
          "area#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The wind most often blows from that direction.",
          "text": "Vinden kjem oftast frå den kanten."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a direction"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "direction",
          "direction#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "everywhere, all over"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "everywhere",
          "everywhere#English"
        ],
        [
          "all over",
          "all over#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɑnt/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaɲc/",
      "note": "Trøndelag"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kant"
}

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