kontakt

See also: Kontakt

Crimean Tatar

Noun

kontakt

1. contact

Declension

Declension of kontakt

nominative	kontakt
genitive	kontaktnıñ
dative	kontaktqa
accusative	kontaktnı
locative	kontaktta
ablative	kontakttan

Adjective

kontakt

1. contact

References

• Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk‎^[2], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin contāctus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkontakt]

• Audio:

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Noun

kontakt m inan

1. contact

   získat kontakt ― to get in touch; to get in contact

Declension

Declension of kontakt (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	kontakt	kontakty
genitive	kontaktu	kontaktů
dative	kontaktu	kontaktům
accusative	kontakt	kontakty
vocative	kontakte	kontakty
locative	kontaktu	kontaktech
instrumental	kontaktem	kontakty

Related terms

• See takt

• kontaktáž
• kontaktní
• kontaktolog
• kontaktologie
• kontaktovat

 

See also

• styk

Further reading

• “kontakt”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “kontakt”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Noun

kontakt c (singular definite kontakten, plural indefinite kontakter)

1. (communication) A contact person (someone with whom one is in communication)

   Synonyms: forbindelse, kontaktperson

2. (communication) Contact (the act of touching physically)

   Synonym: berøring

3. (technology, electricity) A socket, power outlet.

   Synonyms: stikkontakt, stikdåse

Declension

Declension of kontakt

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kontakt	kontakten	kontakter	kontakterne
genitive	kontakts	kontaktens	kontakters	kontakternes

Derived terms

• faststofkontakt
• kontaktperson
• kontaktnet

See also

• kontakte

Verb

kontakt

1. imperative of kontakte

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: kon‧takt

Noun

kontakt n (plural kontakten, diminutive kontaktje n)

1. Superseded spelling of contact.

Hungarian

Etymology

From German Kontakt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkontɒkt]
• Hyphenation: kon‧takt

Noun

kontakt (plural kontaktok)

1. contact (a person one knows)
2. (informal) contact lens

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	kontakt	kontaktok
accusative	kontaktot	kontaktokat
dative	kontaktnak	kontaktoknak
instrumental	kontakttal	kontaktokkal
causal-final	kontaktért	kontaktokért
translative	kontakttá	kontaktokká
terminative	kontaktig	kontaktokig
essive-formal	kontaktként	kontaktokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	kontaktban	kontaktokban
superessive	kontakton	kontaktokon
adessive	kontaktnál	kontaktoknál
illative	kontaktba	kontaktokba
sublative	kontaktra	kontaktokra
allative	kontakthoz	kontaktokhoz
elative	kontaktból	kontaktokból
delative	kontaktról	kontaktokról
ablative	kontakttól	kontaktoktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	kontakté	kontaktoké
non-attributive possessive - plural	kontaktéi	kontaktokéi

Possessive forms of kontakt
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	kontaktom	kontaktjaim
2nd person sing.	kontaktod	kontaktjaid
3rd person sing.	kontaktja	kontaktjai
1st person plural	kontaktunk	kontaktjaink
2nd person plural	kontaktotok	kontaktjaitok
3rd person plural	kontaktjuk	kontaktjaik

Derived terms

Compound words

• kontaktképzés
• kontaktkutatás
• kontaktlencse
• kontaktoktatás
• kontaktóra

 

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Latin contactus.

Noun

kontakt m (definite singular kontakten, indefinite plural kontakter, definite plural kontaktene)

1. a contact
2. an electrical socket (often wall-mounted)

Synonyms

• stikkontakt (socket)

Derived terms

• kontaktlinse
• nærkontakt
• øyekontakt

Etymology 2

Verb

kontakt

1. imperative of kontakte

References

• “kontakt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin contactus.

Noun

kontakt m (definite singular kontakten, indefinite plural kontaktar, definite plural kontaktane)

1. a contact
2. an electrical socket

Synonyms

• stikkontakt (socket)

Derived terms

• kontaktlinse
• nærkontakt

Related terms

• kontakte

References

• “kontakt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

kontakt

Etymology

Internationalism; possibly borrowed from French contact or German Kontakt, ultimately from Latin contāctus. First attested in 1745–1747. Semantic loan from German Kontakt. Compare Silesian kōntakt.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔn.takt/

• (Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔn.takt/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔntakt
• Syllabification: kon‧takt

Noun

kontakt m inan (related adjective kontaktowy)

1. (communication) contact (establishment of communication) [with z (+ instrumental) ‘with whom’]

   Synonyms: łączność, styczność

   Jesteśmy w kontakcie. ― We are in touch.

2. (communication) contact (understanding with a person) [with z (+ instrumental) ‘with whom’]
3. (chiefly in the plural) contact (mutual relationship between some countries or organizations) [with z (+ instrumental) ‘with whom’]
4. contact (person who provides information to an official organization)
6. (colloquial, electricity) contact (device designed for repetitive connections)

   Synonym: wyłącznik

8. (colloquial, electricity) socket, outlet

   Synonyms: gniazdo, gniazdko

9. (chemistry) Ellipsis of katalizator kontaktowy (“contact catalyst”).
10. (geology) contact (place where two rocks of different origin touch)
11. (chiefly in the plural, colloquial) contact lens (thin lens, made of flexible or rigid plastic, that is placed directly on to the eye to correct vision, used as an alternative to spectacles, or, if colored, to change one's eye color cosmetically)

    Synonyms: soczewka, soczewka kontaktowa, szkło kontaktowe

Declension

Declension of kontakt

	singular	plural
nominative	kontakt	kontakty
genitive	kontaktu	kontaktów
dative	kontaktowi	kontaktom
accusative	kontakt	kontakty
instrumental	kontaktem	kontaktami
locative	kontakcie	kontaktach
vocative	kontakcie	kontakty

Derived terms

nouns

• lekarz pierwszego kontaktu

 

verbs

• skontaktować pf, kontaktować impf
• złapać kontakt pf, łapać kontakt impf

 

Related terms

adverbs

• kontaktowo

 

Descendants

• → Kashubian: kòntakt

Further reading

• kontakt in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kontakt in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• kontakt in PWN's encyclopedia
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1902), “kontakt”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 451

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kǒntakt/
• Hyphenation: kon‧takt

Noun

kòntakt m (Cyrillic spelling ко̀нтакт)

1. contact

Declension

Declension of kontakt

	singular	plural
nominative	kòntakt	kontakti
genitive	kontakta	kȍntakātā
dative	kontaktu	kontaktima
accusative	kontakt	kontakte
vocative	kontakte	kontakti
locative	kontaktu	kontaktima
instrumental	kontaktom	kontaktima

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

kontakt c

1. (countable, uncountable) contact (connection)

   Jag har varit i kontakt med företaget

   I have been in contact with the company

   Jag tog kontakt med Margit

   I got in touch [took contact] with Margit

   Jag får inte kontakt med routern

   I can't connect to [do not get contact with] the router

   • 1982, “Banankontakt av tredje graden”, Lasse Åberg (lyrics), Janne Schaffer (music)‎^[3]performed by Electric Banana Band:

     "Det är en fågel." "Nä, det är ett plan." "Nej, det är en superbanan!" Det är ett ljussken över staden. Nåt stort och gult som alla ser. Banankontakt av tredje graden. En fruktraket som kommer ner. Banankontakt är min takt. Banankontakt är din takt. Och din kontakt är min takt. Och min kontakt är din takt. Banankontakt är vår takt. Och vår kontakt är er takt. Och sambatakt i tretakt. Och er kontakt är vår takt. Banankontakt, banankontakt, banankontakt ... av tredje graden. Och dörren öppnas på raketen. Banankommandot kommer ut. "Nu sköter vi den här planeten, så eländet kan få ett slut." Banankontakt är ... [as before]. Det är ett skimmer över staden. Ett klokt och vackert guldgult ljus. Banankontakt av tredje graden, med frid och glädje i vart hus. Banankontant är ... [as before]. Bananerna kommer snart. Var redo!

     [kontakt also means plug or connector, and banankontakt also means banana connector] "It's a bird." "No, it's a plane." "No, it's a super banana!" There is a glow over the city. Something big and yellow that everyone sees. Banana encounter of the third kind. A fruit rocket coming down. [rest is sic] Banana contact is my beat. Banana contact is your beat. And your contact is my beat. And my contact is your beat. Banana contact is our beat. And our contact is your [plural, oblique] beat. And samba beat in triple time [literally, "three-bar"]. And your [plural, oblique] contact is our beat. Banana contact/encounter, banana contact, banana contact ... of the third kind [degree]. And the door opens on the rocket. The banana high command comes out. "Now we are running [taking care of, managing] this planet, so that the misery can come to an end." Banana contact is ... [as before]. There is a shimmer over the city. A wise and beautiful golden-yellow light. Banana encounter of the third kind, with peace and joy in every house [each house, implying all houses]. Banana contact is ... [as before]. The bananas are coming soon. Be ready!

2. a contact ((useful) acquaintance)

   Mässan är ett utmärkt tillfälle att knyta kontakter med arbetsgivare

   The fair is an excellent opportunity to make ["tie" – idiomatic] contacts with employers

3. a plug, a connector (electrical)

   Stoppa i kontakten i vägguttaget

   Insert the plug into the wall socket

   usb-kontakt

   USB connector

4. an electrical switch

   Synonym: strömbrytare

Declension

Declension of kontakt

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kontakt	kontakts
	definite	kontakten	kontaktens
plural	indefinite	kontakter	kontakters
	definite	kontakterna	kontakternas

Derived terms

• banankontakt
• kontaktannons
• kontaktlim
• kontaktlins
• kontaktnät
• kontaktperson
• närkontakt
• stickkontakt
• väggkontakt

 

Related terms

• kontakta

See also

• vägguttag

References

• kontakt in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kontakt in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kontakt in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)