kanten

Borrowed from Japanese 寒天 (kanten).

kanten (uncountable)

1. agar

kanten c

1. definite singular of kant

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑn.tə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: kan‧ten
• Rhymes: -ɑntən

From kant (“lace”) +‎ -en, possibly of Celtic origin.

kanten (not comparable)

1. made or consisting of lace

Declension of kanten
uninflected	kanten
inflected	kanten
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial
indefinite	m./f. sing.	kanten
	n. sing.	kanten
	plural	kanten
definite		kanten
partitive

From Middle Dutch canten. Equivalent to kant (“side”) +‎ -en.

kanten

1. (transitive) to make/ give (a) side(s), edge etc.
2. (transitive) to (give a) shape
3. (transitive) to let graze along the side of a pasture
4. (transitive) to tilt, notably on a side
5. (intransitive) to (be) tilt(ed)
6. (transitive) to touch at a side; to oppose in contact
7. (transitive) to put aside, save (up)

Conjugation of kanten (weak)
infinitive	kanten
past singular	kantte
past participle	gekant
infinitive	kanten
gerund	kanten n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	kant	kantte
2nd person sing. (jij)	kant	kantte
2nd person sing. (u)	kant	kantte
2nd person sing. (gij)	kant	kantte
3rd person singular	kant	kantte
plural	kanten	kantten
subjunctive sing.1	kante	kantte
subjunctive plur.1	kanten	kantten
imperative sing.	kant
imperative plur.1	kant
participles	kantend	gekant
1) Archaic.

• kanter m
• aankanten (verb)
• omkanten (verb)
• tegenkanten (verb)

• Afrikaans: kant

Origin unclear, presumably some sense(s) of kant.

kanten

1. (intransitive, obsolete) to (put up a) fight, pose opposition
2. (reflexive) to turn on, oppose

Conjugation of kanten (weak)
infinitive	kanten
past singular	kantte
past participle	gekant
infinitive	kanten
gerund	kanten n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	kant	kantte
2nd person sing. (jij)	kant	kantte
2nd person sing. (u)	kant	kantte
2nd person sing. (gij)	kant	kantte
3rd person singular	kant	kantte
plural	kanten	kantten
subjunctive sing.1	kante	kantte
subjunctive plur.1	kanten	kantten
imperative sing.	kant
imperative plur.1	kant
participles	kantend	gekant
1) Archaic.

• kanting
• tegenkanting

• Afrikaans: kant

From kant +‎ -en.

kanten

1. (intransitive) to make lace

Conjugation of kanten (weak)
infinitive	kanten
past singular	kantte
past participle	gekant
infinitive	kanten
gerund	kanten n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	kant	kantte
2nd person sing. (jij)	kant	kantte
2nd person sing. (u)	kant	kantte
2nd person sing. (gij)	kant	kantte
3rd person singular	kant	kantte
plural	kanten	kantten
subjunctive sing.1	kante	kantte
subjunctive plur.1	kanten	kantten
imperative sing.	kant
imperative plur.1	kant
participles	kantend	gekant
1) Archaic.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

kanten

1. plural of kant

• tanken

kanten

1. Rōmaji transcription of かんてん

kanten m

1. definite singular of kant

kanten m

1. definite singular of kant

kanten

1. definite singular of kant

• tanken