kantar

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See also: kantár and кантар

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic قِنْطَار (qinṭār). Doublet of centenary and quintal.

Pronunciation

Noun

kantar (plural kantars)

  1. a unit of weight used in Eastern Mediterranean countries, varying from place to place (44.93 kg in Egypt)

Translations

Anagrams

Afar

Etymology

Borrowed from Amharic ቅንጥር (ḳənṭər).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kanˈtar/,
  • Hyphenation: kan‧tar

Noun

kantár m 

  1. (Southern dialects) Synonym of kimbíxxa

Declension

Declension of kantár
absolutive kantár
predicative kantára
subjective kantár
genitive kantár
Postpositioned forms
l-case kantáral
k-case kantárak
t-case kantárat
h-case kantárah

References

  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “kantar”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto kanti, Latin cantō, Italian cantare, Spanish cantar.

Pronunciation

Verb

kantar (present tense kantas, past tense kantis, future tense kantos, imperative kantez, conditional kantus)

  1. (transitive) to sing

Conjugation

    Conjugation of kantar
present past future
infinitive kantar kantir kantor
tense kantas kantis kantos
conditional kantus
imperative kantez
adjective active participle kantanta kantinta kantonta
adverbial active participle kantante kantinte kantonte
nominal active participle singular kantanto kantinto kantonto
plural kantanti kantinti kantonti
adjective passive participle kantata kantita kantota
adverbial passive participle kantate kantite kantote
nominal passive participle singular kantato kantito kantoto
plural kantati kantiti kantoti

Derived terms

Ladino

Verb

kantar (Latin spelling)

  1. to sing

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

kantar m

  1. indefinite plural of kant

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian kantár, from Turkic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkan.tar/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -antar
  • Syllabification: kan‧tar

Noun

kantar m inan

  1. halter (animal's headgear)

Declension

Declension of kantar
singular plural
nominative kantar kantary
genitive kantara kantarów
dative kantarowi kantarom
accusative kantar kantary
instrumental kantarem kantarami
locative kantarze kantarach
vocative kantarze kantary

Further reading

  • kantar in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kantar in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin cantharus, from Ancient Greek κάνθαρος (kántharos).

Noun

kȁntār m (Cyrillic spelling ка̏нта̄р)

  1. sea bream

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hungarian kantár, from Turkic.

Noun

kȁntār m (Cyrillic spelling ка̏нта̄р)

  1. halter
  2. bridle

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قنطار (kantar), from Arabic قِنْطَار (qinṭār), from Ancient Greek κεντηνάριον (kentēnárion), from Latin centēnārium (“hundredweight”).

Noun

kàntār m (Cyrillic spelling ка̀нта̄р)

  1. steelyard
  2. kantar

Swedish

Verb

kantar

  1. present indicative of kanta

Anagrams

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قنطار (kantar), from Arabic قِنْطَار (qinṭār), from Byzantine Greek κεντηνάριον (kentēnárion), from Latin centēnārium.

Pronunciation

Noun

kantar (definite accusative kantarı, plural kantarlar)

  1. steelyard, or a scale in general

Derived terms

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