Polyglot Dictionary

Kante

/ˈkantə/

die noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Kanten

Meaning

  1. edge

    • Stoß dich nicht an der Kante!

      Don't bump into the edge!

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Grenze

Kante is a physical edge or rim; Grenze is a border or boundary, which can be physical or figurative (a limit).

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

beira

beira is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "edge."

Portuguese

borda

borda is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "edge."

Practice

1 What does Kante mean?

2 Fill the gap: Stoß dich nicht an der ___!

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Kante?

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