kontor
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Attested since late 19th century. Learned borrowing from German Kontor and Middle Low German kontôr (“commercial branch; writing room; counting desk/table”), from Middle Dutch contoor, contoir, comptoir, from Middle French contoir, comptoir, from conter, compter (“to count”) + -oir (instrument sufffix). Doublet of cantore, computer, and counter.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒntɔː/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑntɔɹ/
- Homophone: contour (one pronunciation)
Noun[edit]
kontor (plural kontors or kontore)
- (historical) One of the four chief trading posts of the Hanseatic League that enjoyed a great degree of legal autonomy; located in Bruges, London, Bergen and Novgorod.
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Middle Low German kontōr (“commercial branch; writing room; counting desk”), from Middle Dutch cantoor, cantoor, from Middle French contoir, comptoir, from conter, compter (“to count”) + -oir (instrument suffix), from Latin computāre (“calculate, compute”) and -tōrium.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kontor n (singular definite kontoret, plural indefinite kontorer)
Inflection[edit]
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | kontor | kontoret | kontorer | kontorerne |
genitive | kontors | kontorets | kontorers | kontorernes |
Estonian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Akin to Danish kontor, German Kontor, Russian контора (kontora). Regardless of the intermediate, ultimately from Middle Low German kontôr, komtôr, komptor (“commercial branch; writing room; counting desk/table”), from Middle Dutch contoor, contoir, comptoir, from Middle French contoir, comptoir, from conter, compter (“to count”) + -oir (instrument sufffix), from Latin computāre and -tōrium.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kontor (genitive kontori, partitive kontorit)
Declension[edit]
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms[edit]
Ido[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
kontor
- future infinitive of kontar
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Danish kontor, see above.
Noun[edit]
kontor n (definite singular kontoret, indefinite plural kontor or kontorer, definite plural kontora or kontorene)
- an office
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “kontor” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Danish kontor either directly or through Norwegian Bokmål kontor, see above.
Noun[edit]
kontor n (definite singular kontoret, indefinite plural kontor, definite plural kontora)
- an office
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “kontor” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Since late 16th century, borrowed from Middle Low German kontôr, komtôr, komptor (“commercial branch; writing room; counting desk/table”), from Middle Dutch contoor, contoir, comptoir, from Middle French contoir, comptoir, from conter, compter (“to count”) + -oir (instrument suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
audio (file)
Noun[edit]
kontor n
- office; building or room
Declension[edit]
Declension of kontor | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | kontor | kontoret | kontor | kontoren |
Genitive | kontors | kontorets | kontors | kontorens |
Descendants[edit]
- → Finnish: konttori
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