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kontor

/ˈkɑntɔɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables
kon-tor
IPA
/ˈkɑntɔɹ/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of kontor.

Etymology

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 suffix). Doublet of cantore, computer, and counter.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: contoor, contoir

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkɑntɔɹ/
  • British English: /ˈkɒntɔː/

Inflected Forms

kontors (plural) kontore (plural)

Homonyms

contour (one pronunciation)

Questions

How do you pronounce kontor?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑntɔɹ/.
What does kontor mean?
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.
Where does kontor come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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