Kanton

See also: kanton

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkanton]

Proper noun

Kanton m inan

  1. Guangzhou (the capital and largest city of Guangdong, in southeastern China)

Declension

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

Finnish

Etymology

From English Canton, from Portuguese Cantão, from Chinese 廣東/广东 (Guǎngdōng).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑnton/, [ˈkɑ̝n̪t̪o̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑnton
  • Syllabification(key): Kan‧ton

Proper noun

Kanton

  1. 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 —
abessive Kantonitta —
instructive — —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Kanton (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Kantonini —
accusative nom. Kantonini —
gen. Kantonini
genitive Kantonini —
partitive Kantoniani —
inessive Kantonissani —
elative Kantonistani —
illative Kantoniini —
adessive Kantonillani —
ablative Kantoniltani —
allative Kantonilleni —
essive Kantoninani —
translative Kantonikseni —
abessive Kantonittani —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Kantonisi —
accusative nom. Kantonisi —
gen. Kantonisi
genitive Kantonisi —
partitive Kantoniasi —
inessive Kantonissasi —
elative Kantonistasi —
illative Kantoniisi —
adessive Kantonillasi —
ablative Kantoniltasi —
allative Kantonillesi —
essive Kantoninasi —
translative Kantoniksesi —
abessive Kantonittasi —
instructive — —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Kantonimme —
accusative nom. Kantonimme —
gen. Kantonimme
genitive Kantonimme —
partitive Kantoniamme —
inessive Kantonissamme —
elative Kantonistamme —
illative Kantoniimme —
adessive Kantonillamme —
ablative Kantoniltamme —
allative Kantonillemme —
essive Kantoninamme —
translative Kantoniksemme —
abessive Kantonittamme —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Kantoninne —
accusative nom. Kantoninne —
gen. Kantoninne
genitive Kantoninne —
partitive Kantonianne —
inessive Kantonissanne —
elative Kantonistanne —
illative Kantoniinne —
adessive Kantonillanne —
ablative Kantoniltanne —
allative Kantonillenne —
essive Kantoninanne —
translative Kantoniksenne —
abessive Kantonittanne —
instructive — —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Kantoninsa —
accusative nom. Kantoninsa —
gen. Kantoninsa
genitive Kantoninsa —
partitive Kantoniaan
Kantoniansa
—
inessive Kantonissaan
Kantonissansa
—
elative Kantonistaan
Kantonistansa
—
illative Kantoniinsa —
adessive Kantonillaan
Kantonillansa
—
ablative Kantoniltaan
Kantoniltansa
—
allative Kantonilleen
Kantonillensa
—
essive Kantoninaan
Kantoninansa
—
translative Kantonikseen
Kantoniksensa
—
abessive Kantonittaan
Kantonittansa
—
instructive — —
comitative — —

Derived terms

compounds

Anagrams

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)

  1. canton (state of Switzerland)
    Synonym: Stand
  2. (heraldry) canton
  3. (historical) canton (military enrollment district of Prussia, made obsolete by introduction of universal conscription in 1813)
Declension
Derived terms
  • Grenzkanton
  • Halbkanton
  • interkantonal
  • kantonal
  • kantonaliseren
  • Kantonese
  • Kantonesin
  • Kantönligeist
  • Kantonsbürgerrecht
  • Kantonsgericht
  • Kantonsgrenze
  • Kantonshauptstadt
  • Kantonsparlament
  • Kantonspolizei
  • Kantonsrat
  • Kantonsrätin
  • kantonsrätlich
  • Kantonsregierung
  • Kantonsschule
  • Kantonsspital
  • Kantonsstraße
  • Kantonsverfassung
  • Kantonsverwaltung
  • Kantonsweibel
  • Kantonsystem
  • Kapo
  • Ostkanton
  • Urkanton
  • Westkanton

Proper noun

Kanton n (proper noun, genitive Kantons or (optionally with an article) Kanton)

  1. Canton (former name of Guangzhou, the capital and largest city of Guangdong in southeastern China)
Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Kanton” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Japanese

Romanization

Kanton

  1. Rōmaji transcription of カントン

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɑnˈtoːn/

Noun

Kanton m (plural Kantoner)

  1. canton

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkan.tɔn/
  • Rhymes: -antɔn
  • Syllabification: Kan‧ton

Proper noun

Kanton m

  1. Guangzhou (the capital and largest city of Guangdong, in southeastern China)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective

Further reading

  • Kanton in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Kanton in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkantɔn]

Proper noun

Kanton m inan

  1. Guangzhou (the capital and largest city of Guangdong, in southeastern China)
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