Kanton
See also: kanton
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkanton]
Proper noun
Kanton m
- Guangzhou (the capital and largest city of Guangdong, in southeastern China)
Finnish
Etymology
From English Canton, from Portuguese Cantão, from Chinese 廣東／广东 (Guǎngdōng).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑnton/, [ˈkɑn̪t̪o̞n]
- Rhymes: -ɑnton
- Syllabification(key): Kan‧ton
Proper noun
Kanton
- Guangzhou (the capital and largest city of Guangdong, in southeastern China)
Declension
| Inflection of Kanton (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Kanton | — | |
| genitive | Kantonin | — | |
| partitive | Kantonia | — | |
| illative | Kantoniin | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Kanton | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Kanton | — |
| gen. | Kantonin | ||
| genitive | Kantonin | — | |
| partitive | Kantonia | — | |
| inessive | Kantonissa | — | |
| elative | Kantonista | — | |
| illative | Kantoniin | — | |
| adessive | Kantonilla | — | |
| ablative | Kantonilta | — | |
| allative | Kantonille | — | |
| essive | Kantonina | — | |
| translative | Kantoniksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Kantonitta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
| Possessive forms of Kanton (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Kantonini | Kantonimme |
| 2nd person | Kantonisi | Kantoninne |
| 3rd person | Kantoninsa | |
Anagrams
- kannot, konnat
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kanˈtoːn/
- (Switzerland) IPA(key): /ˈkɑnton/
- Rhymes: -oːn
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French canton.
Noun
Kanton m (strong, genitive Kantons, plural Kantone)
- canton (state of Switzerland)
- Synonym: Stand
- (heraldry) canton
Declension
Declension of Kanton [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Kanton | die | Kantone |
| genitive | eines | des | Kantons | der | Kantone |
| dative | einem | dem | Kanton | den | Kantonen |
| accusative | einen | den | Kanton | die | Kantone |
Related terms
- Kantonsgrenze, Kantonshauptstadt, Kantonspolizei, Kantonsverwaltung
- Grenzkanton, Ostkanton, Westkanton
Proper noun
Kanton n (proper noun, genitive Kantons or (optionally with an article) Kanton)
- Canton (former name of Guangzhou, the capital and largest city of Guangdong in southeastern China)
Further reading
- “Kanton” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Japanese
Romanization
Kanton
- Rōmaji transcription of カントン
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɑnˈtoːn/
Noun
Kanton m (plural Kantonen or Kantoner)
- canton
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkan.tɔn/
- Rhymes: -antɔn
- Syllabification: Kan‧ton
Proper noun
Kanton m
- Guangzhou (the capital and largest city of Guangdong, in southeastern China)
Declension
Declension of Kanton
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Kanton |
| genitive | Kantonu |
| dative | Kantonowi |
| accusative | Kanton |
| instrumental | Kantonem |
| locative | Kantonie |
| vocative | Kantonie |
Derived terms
adjective
- kantoński
Further reading
- Kanton in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Kanton in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkanton]
Proper noun
Kanton m
- Guangzhou (the capital and largest city of Guangdong, in southeastern China)