Kante

Meaning

  1. (feminine) edge (sharp boundary line), border
  2. (feminine) ledge, rim, brink
  3. (feminine) edge
  4. (Switzerland,feminine) tram platform

Frequency

C2
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkantə/
Etymology

Via Middle Low German kant, kante from Middle Dutch kant, itself from Latin canthus (“tire, edge of a wheel”), from Gaulish *cantos, from Proto-Celtic *kantos (“corner, rim”). The Latin spelling is influenced by Ancient Greek κανθός (kanthós, “corner of the eye, tire, etc.”).

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