compter

Betekenis

1. to count
2. to reckon, allow
3. to include; to comprise, to consist of
4. to comprise, to consist of
5. to matter
6. to intend, plan
7. to count on

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/kɔ̃.te/

Etymologie

Inherited from Middle French compter, conter, from Old French compter, conter, cunter, from Latin computāre. Doublet of conter and computer.
The learned spelling -mpt- was originally used interchangeably with the phonetic spelling -nt-. In modern French they have been split in such a way that the Latinizing form represents the sense “to count”, which was already present in Latin, while the native form represents the derived sense “to tell” (see conter).

Zinnen

Après , on ne peut plus compter .

Nadien kunnen we niet meer tellen.

On pouvait compter ces calamar par millions .

Deze calamaar kan met miljoenen worden geteld.