kout

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Czech

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: kout

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Czech kút, from Proto-Slavic *kǫtъ. Compare Serbo-Croatian kut.

Noun

kout m inan

  1. corner (the space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point)
    Synonym: roh
Declension

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Czech kúti, from Proto-Slavic *kovati.

Verb

kout impf (perfective vykout)

  1. (dated) to forge
  2. (dated) to hammer
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Further reading

  • kout in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • kout in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • kout in Internetová jazyková příručka
  • kouti in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • kouti in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cout.

Pronunciation

Noun

kout m (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) talk, conversation
  2. banter, chit-chat, pleasant but idle talk

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Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French court (short).

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Adjective

kout

  1. short