Masculine
Meaning
- (masculine) canton (of Switzerland, France, Luxembourg or Bosnia-Herzegovina)
- (masculine) township (of Canada)
- (masculine) canton
Concepts
Synonyms
chef de canton
circonscription administrative
arrondisement
arrondissement de commune
genève
léman
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kɑ̃.tɔ̃/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle French canton, from Old French canton (from the 1240s), from Old Occitan canton (“corner; canton”) (recorded before 1218), adopted in Occitan from North Italian (Gallo-Italic, early Lombard) cantone (“edge, corner; canton”), ultimately representing Latin cant- (“rim (of a wheel)”) with the addition of the -ō (accusative -ōnem) suffix forming augmentatives in Romance.
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