kantàun

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Cimbrian

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Etymology

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From Venetan cantón, ultimately from Latin canthus (rim of a wheel), from Proto-Celtic *kantos (corner; rim). See Italian cantone and French canton for more.

Noun

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kantàun m (plural kantòine)

  1. (Sette Comuni) corner, angle
    de vìar kantòine bomme hàuzethe four corners of the house

Further reading

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  • “kantàun” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo