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Crimean Tatar

Noun

kontakt

  1. contact

Declension

Adjective

kontakt

  1. contact

References

  • Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin contāctus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • (file)

Noun

kontakt m inan

  1. contact
    získat kontaktto get in touch; to get in contact

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Further reading

  • kontakt in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • kontakt in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

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Noun

kontakt c (singular definite kontakten, plural indefinite kontakter)

  1. (communication) A contact person (someone with whom one is in communication)
    Synonyms: forbindelse, kontaktperson
  2. (communication) Contact (the act of touching physically)
    Synonym: berøring
  3. (technology, electricity) A socket, power outlet.
    Synonyms: stikkontakt, stikdåse

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Verb

kontakt

  1. imperative of kontakte

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: kon‧takt

Noun

kontakt n (plural kontakten, diminutive kontaktje n)

  1. Superseded spelling of contact.

Hungarian

Etymology

From German Kontakt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: kon‧takt

Noun

kontakt (plural kontaktok)

  1. contact (a person one knows)
  2. (informal) contact lens

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative kontakt kontaktok
accusative kontaktot kontaktokat
dative kontaktnak kontaktoknak
instrumental kontakttal kontaktokkal
causal-final kontaktért kontaktokért
translative kontakttá kontaktokká
terminative kontaktig kontaktokig
essive-formal kontaktként kontaktokként
essive-modal
inessive kontaktban kontaktokban
superessive kontakton kontaktokon
adessive kontaktnál kontaktoknál
illative kontaktba kontaktokba
sublative kontaktra kontaktokra
allative kontakthoz kontaktokhoz
elative kontaktból kontaktokból
delative kontaktról kontaktokról
ablative kontakttól kontaktoktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
kontakté kontaktoké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
kontaktéi kontaktokéi
Possessive forms of kontakt
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. kontaktom kontaktjaim
2nd person sing. kontaktod kontaktjaid
3rd person sing. kontaktja kontaktjai
1st person plural kontaktunk kontaktjaink
2nd person plural kontaktotok kontaktjaitok
3rd person plural kontaktjuk kontaktjaik

Derived terms

Compound words

References

  1. ^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

From Latin contactus.

Noun

kontakt m (definite singular kontakten, indefinite plural kontakter, definite plural kontaktene)

  1. a contact
  2. an electrical socket (often wall-mounted)
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Etymology 2

Verb

kontakt

  1. imperative of kontakte

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

From Latin contactus.

Noun

kontakt m (definite singular kontakten, indefinite plural kontaktar, definite plural kontaktane)

  1. a contact
  2. an electrical socket

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Polish

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kontakt

Etymology

Internationalism; possibly borrowed from French contact or German Kontakt, ultimately from Latin contāctus. First attested in 1745–1747. Semantic loan from German Kontakt. Compare Silesian kōntakt.

Pronunciation

Noun

kontakt m inan (related adjective kontaktowy)

  1. (communication) contact (establishment of communication)
    Synonyms: łączność, styczność
    Jesteśmy w kontakcie.We are in touch.
  2. (communication) contact (understanding with a person)
  3. (chiefly in the plural) contact (mutual relationship between some countries or organizations)
  4. contact (person who provides information to an official organization)
  5. (colloquial, electricity) contact (device designed for repetitive connections)
    Synonym: wyłącznik
  6. (colloquial, electricity) socket, outlet
    Synonyms: gniazdo, gniazdko
  7. (chemistry) Ellipsis of katalizator kontaktowy (contact catalyst).
  8. (geology) contact (place where two rocks of different origin touch)
  9. (chiefly in the plural, colloquial) contact lens (thin lens, made of flexible or rigid plastic, that is placed directly on to the eye to correct vision, used as an alternative to spectacles, or, if colored, to change one's eye color cosmetically)
    Synonyms: soczewka, soczewka kontaktowa, szkło kontaktowe

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nouns
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adverbs

Descendants

  • Kashubian: kòntakt
  • Masurian: kóntakt

Trivia

According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), kontakt is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 18 times in scientific texts, 15 times in news, 18 times in essays, 9 times in fiction, and 2 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 62 times, making it the 1053rd most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.

References

  1. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “kontakt”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  2. ^ Sławski, Franciszek (1958-1965) “kontakt”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
  3. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “kontakt”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  4. ^ Stanisław Dubisz, editor (2003), “kontakt”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal dictionary of the Polish language]‎ (in Polish), volumes 1-4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN SA, →ISBN
  5. ^
    1745-1747, “Materiały źródłowe do dziejów kultury i sztuki XVI-XVIII w.”, in Materiały źródłowe do dziejów kultury i sztuki XVI-XVIII w., opr. M. Gębarowicz, Wrocław- Warszawa-Kraków.., published 1983, Trzy umowy między Sebastianem Fensingerem rzeźbiarzem a trynitarzami lwowskimi z 1745, 1746 i 1747 r., page 374:
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    Kontakt z Panem Sebestianem Fesingerem Snicerzem, na ołtarz S. Jana Nepomucena do Ś. Mikołaja.
  6. ^ Ida Kurcz (1990) “kontakt”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language]‎ (in Polish), volume 1, Kraków, Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 193

Further reading

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kǒntakt/
  • Hyphenation: kon‧takt

Noun

kòntakt m (Cyrillic spelling ко̀нтакт)

  1. contact

Declension

Swedish

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Pronunciation

Noun

kontakt c

  1. (countable, uncountable) contact (connection)
    Jag har varit i kontakt med företaget
    I have been in contact with the company
    Jag tog kontakt med Margit
    I got in touch with Margit
    Jag får inte kontakt med routern
    I can't connect to the router
    • 1982, “Banankontakt av tredje graden [Banana encounter of the third kind ]”, Lasse Åberg (lyrics), Janne Schaffer (music), performed by Electric Banana Band:
      "Det är en fågel." "Nä, det är ett plan." "Nej, det är en superbanan!" Det är ett ljussken över staden. Nåt stort och gult som alla ser. Banankontakt av tredje graden. En fruktraket som kommer ner. Banankontakt är min takt. Banankontakt är din takt. Och din kontakt är min takt. Och min kontakt är din takt. Banankontakt är vår takt. Och vår kontakt är er takt. Och sambatakt i tretakt. Och er kontakt är vår takt. Banankontakt, banankontakt, banankontakt ... av tredje graden. Och dörren öppnas på raketen. Banankommandot kommer ut. "Nu sköter vi den här planeten, så eländet kan få ett slut." Banankontakt är ... [as before]. Det är ett skimmer över staden. Ett klokt och vackert guldgult ljus. Banankontakt av tredje graden, med frid och glädje i vart hus. Banankontant är ... [as before]. Bananerna kommer snart. Var redo!
      "It's a bird." "No, it's a plane." "No, it's a super banana!" There is a glow over the city. Something big and yellow that everyone sees. Banana encounter of the third kind. A fruit rocket coming down. Banana contact is my beat. Banana contact is your beat. And your contact is my beat. And my contact is your beat. Banana contact is our beat. And our contact is your beat. And samba beat in triple time . And your contact is our beat. Banana contact/encounter, banana contact, banana contact ... of the third kind . And the door opens on the rocket. The banana high command comes out. "Now we are running this planet, so that the misery can come to an end." Banana contact is ... . There is a shimmer over the city. A wise and beautiful golden-yellow light. Banana encounter of the third kind, with peace and joy in every house . Banana contact is ... . The bananas are coming soon. Be ready!
  2. a contact ((useful) acquaintance)
    Mässan är ett utmärkt tillfälle att knyta kontakter med arbetsgivare
    The fair is an excellent opportunity to make contacts with employers
  3. a plug, a connector (electrical)
    Stoppa i kontakten i vägguttaget
    Insert the plug into the wall socket
    usb-kontakt
    USB connector
  4. an electrical switch
    Synonym: strömbrytare

Declension

Declension of kontakt 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kontakt kontakten kontakter kontakterna
Genitive kontakts kontaktens kontakters kontakternas

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