kout
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkou̯t]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: kout
Etymology 1
From Old Czech kút, from Proto-Slavic *kǫtъ. Compare Serbo-Croatian kut.
Noun
kout m inan
- corner (the space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point)
- Synonym: roh
Declension
Declension of kout
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kout | kouty |
| genitive | kouta, koutu | koutů |
| dative | koutu | koutům |
| accusative | kout | kouty |
| vocative | koute | kouty |
| locative | koutě | koutech |
| instrumental | koutem | kouty |
Etymology 2
From Old Czech kúti, from Proto-Slavic *kovati.
Verb
kout impf (perfective vykout)
- (dated) to forge
- (dated) to hammer
Conjugation
Conjugation
| Present forms | indicative | imperative | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| 1st person | kuji, kuju (coll.) | kujeme | — | kujme |
| 2nd person | kuješ | kujete | kuj | kujte |
| 3rd person | kuje | kují, kujou (coll.) | — | — |
| Participles | Past participles | Passive participles | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| masculine animate | kul | kuli | kut | kuti |
| masculine inanimate | kuly | kuty | ||
| feminine | kula | kuta | ||
| neuter | kulo | kula | kuto | kuta |
| Transgressives | present | past |
|---|---|---|
| masculine singular | kuje | — |
| feminine + neuter singular | kujíc | — |
| plural | kujíce | — |
Derived terms
- kout pikle
- kout železo dokud je žhavé
Related terms
Related terms
- okout
- překout
- vykout
- kovář m
- kovárna f
- podkova f
- kovaný m
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
- IPA(key): /kɑu̯t/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: kout
- Rhymes: -ɑu̯t
- Homophone: koud
Noun
kout m (uncountable)
- (archaic) talk, conversation
- banter, chit-chat, pleasant but idle talk
Related terms
- kouten
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French court (“short”).
Adjective
kout
- short