/ˈkɑntɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝n̪t̪ɑ̝]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *kanta, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kanta. Cognates include Estonian kand, Erzya кандо (kando, “log, load”), Moksha канда (kanda), Northern Khanty ҳонт (ḥont) and Northern Mansi [script needed] (χānta).
- base (supporting component of a structure or object)
“lampun kanta” — base of a light bulb
“pilarin kanta” — base of a column
“lehden kanta” — base of a leaf
- heel (rear part of the foot) (used especially in compounds)
- heel (part of a sole of a shoe, especially a low one)
“olla kannoilla” — to heel
“karistaa kannoiltaan” — to lose (cause someone to be unable to follow or pursue any longer)
- stem, top (slender supporting member of a fruit, berry, etc.)
- heel, crust (end-piece of a loaf of bread)
- plural-normallyfootboard (back of the runner on a sleigh, etc.)
- head (blunt end of a fastener)
“naulan kanta” — nailhead
“tasakantaruuvi” — flathead screw
- stub, counterfoil (piece of certain paper items, designed to be torn off and kept for record)
“lipun kanta” — ticket stub
“sekin kanta” — cheque counterfoil
- position, opinion, point of view, account, stance, stand (attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs)
“pysyä kannassaan” — to stand one's ground
“En ota tuohon kantaa.” — I don't take a position on that.
“Olen kanssasi eri kannalla asevalvonnasta.” — I don’t agree with your stance on gun control.
- base (controlling terminal of a transistor)
- strain (particular variety of microbe, organism etc.)
- population (collection of a particular species living in a given area)
“Suomen hirvikanta” — moose population of Finland
- base, radix (in a positional numeral system, the number of unique digits, including the digit zero, used to represent numbers)
- base (number raised to the power of an exponent)
- base (lowest side or face)
- basis
- base, basis
- root (word from which another word is derived)
- proto- (of common ancestor, often hypothetical)
“Kaikki indoeurooppalaiset kielet polveutuvat kantaindoeuroopasta.” — All Indo-European languages descend from Proto-Indo-European.
Muodotkanta(nominative, singular) · kannat(nominative, plural) · kanta(accusative, nominative, singular) · kannat(accusative, nominative, plural) · kannan(accusative, genitive, singular) · kannat(accusative, genitive, plural) · kannan(genitive, singular) · kantojen(genitive, plural) · kantain(genitive, plural, rare) · kantaa(partitive, singular) · kantoja(partitive, plural) · kannassa(inessive, singular) · kannoissa(inessive, plural) · kannasta(elative, singular) · kannoista(elative, plural) · kantaan(illative, singular) · kantoihin(illative, plural) · kannalla(adessive, singular) · kannoilla(adessive, plural) · kannalta(ablative, singular)