firkant

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Danish

Etymology

fire (“four”) +‎ kant (“edge”)

Noun

firkant c (singular definite firkanten, plural indefinite firkanter)

  1. (geometry) A quadrangle. (quadrilateral polygon)
  2. (rare) foursome, sex act between four people
    • 2011, Joan Ørting, Vær åben: energi og glæde i parforholdet, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN, page 202:
      Vi skal ikke tro, at en trekant eller firkant kan redde vores nye forhold eller et skrantende sexliv.
      We must not believe that a threesome or foursome can save our new relationship or faltering sex life.
    • 2016, Klaus Rifbjerg, Tango eller Syv osmotiske fortællinger, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:
      Man muss handlen![sic] Aussage machen. Hauptsätze, sozusagen! Derfor tænkte jeg mig heller ikke så meget om, men gjorde mig til spydspids for indre impulser. Jeg kom farende tilbage med disse bajere og foreslår jer nu en festlig firkant.
      One must act! Make a statement. Main clauses, so to speak! I therefore did not consider the matter at length, either, but made myself speartip of inner impulses. I came rushing back with these beers and now propose to you a festive foursome.
    • 2016, Elle Kennedy, translated by Merete Rostrup, Dømt ude: Off-campus 3, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:
      Vi taler firkant med tre villige kvinder.
      We're talking a foursome with three willing women.

Declension

Declension of firkant
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative firkant firkanten firkanter firkanterne
genitive firkants firkantens firkanters firkanternes

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Hungarian

Etymology

First attested in 1804. From the firk- stem of firkál +‎ -ant (instantaneous verb-forming suffix). Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfirkɒnt]
  • Hyphenation: fir‧kant
  • Rhymes: -ɒnt
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Verb

firkant

  1. (transitive) to scribble, scrawl, jot (to write hurriedly)

Conjugation

conjugation of firkant
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal 		3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal 		1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal 		3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal


Indica­tive
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. firkantok firkantasz firkant firkantunk firkantotok firkantanak
Def. firkantom firkantod firkantja firkantjuk firkantjátok firkantják
2nd-p. o. firkantalak ―
Past Indef. firkantottam firkantottál firkantott firkantottunk firkantottatok firkantottak
Def. firkantottam firkantottad firkantotta firkantottuk firkantottátok firkantották
2nd-p. o. firkantottalak ―
Future Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. firkantani fog.
Archaic
Preterit 		Indef. firkanték firkantál firkanta firkantánk firkantátok firkantának
Def. firkantám firkantád firkantá firkantánk firkantátok firkanták
2nd-p. o. firkantálak ―
Archaic Past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. firkant vala, firkantott vala/volt.
Archaic
Future 		Indef. firkantandok firkantandasz firkantand firkantandunk firkantandotok firkantandanak
Def. firkantandom firkantandod firkantandja firkantandjuk firkantandjátok firkantandják
2nd-p. o. firkantandalak ―
Condi­tional
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. firkantanék firkantanál firkantana firkantanánk firkantanátok firkantanának
Def. firkantanám firkantanád firkantaná firkantanánk
(or firkantanók) 		firkantanátok firkantanák
2nd-p. o. firkantanálak ―
Past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. firkantott volna
Sub­junc­tive
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. firkantsak firkants or
firkantsál 		firkantson firkantsunk firkantsatok firkantsanak
Def. firkantsam firkantsd or
firkantsad 		firkantsa firkantsuk firkantsátok firkantsák
2nd-p. o. firkantsalak ―
(Archaic) Past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. firkantott légyen
Infinitive firkantani firkantanom firkantanod firkantania firkantanunk firkantanotok firkantaniuk
Other
forms 		Verbal noun Present part. Past part. Future part. Adverbial participle Causative
firkantás firkantó firkantott firkantandó firkantva (firkantván)
The archaic passive conjugation had the same -(t)at/-(t)et suffix as the causative, followed by -ik in the 3rd-person singular
(and the concomitant changes in conditional and subjunctive mostly in the 1st- and 3rd-person singular like with other traditional -ik verbs).
potential conjugation of firkant
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal 		3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal 		1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal 		3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
Indica­tive
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. firkanthatok firkanthatsz firkanthat firkanthatunk firkanthattok firkanthatnak
Def. firkanthatom firkanthatod firkanthatja firkanthatjuk firkanthatjátok firkanthatják
2nd-p. o. firkanthatlak ―
Past Indef. firkanthattam firkanthattál firkanthatott firkanthattunk firkanthattatok firkanthattak
Def. firkanthattam firkanthattad firkanthatta firkanthattuk firkanthattátok firkanthatták
2nd-p. o. firkanthattalak ―
Archaic
Preterit 		Indef. firkanthaték firkanthatál firkanthata firkanthatánk firkanthatátok firkanthatának
Def. firkanthatám firkanthatád firkanthatá firkanthatánk firkanthatátok firkanthaták
2nd-p. o. firkanthatálak ―
Archaic Past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. firkanthat vala, firkanthatott vala/volt.
Archaic
Future 		Indef. firkanthatandok
or firkantandhatok 		firkanthatandasz
or firkantandhatsz 		firkanthatand
or firkantandhat 		firkanthatandunk
or firkantandhatunk 		firkanthatandotok
or firkantandhattok 		firkanthatandanak
or firkantandhatnak
Def. firkanthatandom
or firkantandhatom 		firkanthatandod
or firkantandhatod 		firkanthatandja
or firkantandhatja 		firkanthatandjuk
or firkantandhatjuk 		firkanthatandjátok
or firkantandhatjátok 		firkanthatandják
or firkantandhatják
2nd-p. o. firkanthatandalak
or firkantandhatlak 		―
Condi­tional
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. firkanthatnék firkanthatnál firkanthatna firkanthatnánk firkanthatnátok firkanthatnának
Def. firkanthatnám firkanthatnád firkanthatná firkanthatnánk
(or firkanthatnók) 		firkanthatnátok firkanthatnák
2nd-p. o. firkanthatnálak ―
Past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. firkanthatott volna
Sub­junc­tive
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. firkanthassak firkanthass or
firkanthassál 		firkanthasson firkanthassunk firkanthassatok firkanthassanak
Def. firkanthassam firkanthasd or
firkanthassad 		firkanthassa firkanthassuk firkanthassátok firkanthassák
2nd-p. o. firkanthassalak ―
(Archaic) Past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. firkanthatott légyen
Inf. (firkanthatni) (firkanthatnom) (firkanthatnod) (firkanthatnia) (firkanthatnunk) (firkanthatnotok) (firkanthatniuk)
Positive adjective firkantható Neg. adj. firkanthatatlan Adv. part. (firkanthatva / firkanthatván)

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

References

  1. ^ firkant in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)
  2. ^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (“Explanatory Dictionary Plus”). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN

Further reading

  • firkant in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • firkant in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology

From fire +‎ kant.

Noun

firkant m (definite singular firkanten, indefinite plural firkanter, definite plural firkantene)

  1. (geometry) a quadrilateral (four-sided polygon)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology

From fire +‎ kant.

Noun

firkant m (definite singular firkanten, indefinite plural firkantar, definite plural firkantane)

  1. (geometry) a quadrilateral (four-sided polygon)

References

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