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Kante.

edge (sharp boundary line), border

5 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkantə/[ˈkʰantə]
  1. edge (sharp boundary line), border

    feminine
  2. ledge, rim, brink

    feminine
  3. edge

    feminine
  4. tram platform

    Switzerland · feminine
Where this word comes from

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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