3kant

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Swedish

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en 3kant

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Compound of 3 +‎ kant (edge). Compare with trekant (triangle, literally three-edge).

Noun

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3kant c

  1. (uncommon) Alternative spelling of trekant (triangle; threesome)
    • 1894, Gustaf Ericsson, edited by Magdalena Hellquist, Sockenbeskrivningar [Parish descriptions]‎[1], published 1994, page 16:
      4. Längre åt vester vid en väg som går från gärdet åt skogen, fint gräsband i marken:
      a) Cirkelsättning nära öfverväxt med urgröpt rös i midten
      b) 3kant med 9 fots sidor SO från cirkeln
      4. Further westward along a road stretching from the field toward the forest, a fine band of grass upon the ground:
      a) A circular formation nigh overgrown, with a hollowed cairn at the centre.
      b) A triangle with sides of nine feet, southeast of the circle.