3:kant

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compound of 3 +‎ kant (“edge”). Compare with trekant (“triangle”, literally “three-edge”).

Noun

3:kant c

  1. (uncommon) alternative spelling of trekant (“triangle; threesome”)
    • 1830 October 22, “Preſsburg d. 1 Oct. [Preßburg, 1st of Oct.]”, in Göteborgs tidningar, page 1:
      Ett Regemente Curasſierer war uppstaͤldt på platsen, det beſatte 2 ſidor af platſen, den tredie (platſen formerar en 3:kant) war uppfyld med tuſentals åſkådare bakom en haye af Grenadierer.
      A Regiment of Cuirassiers was arrayed upon the square, occupying two sides thereof, while the third side (the square forming a triangle) was thronged with thousands of spectators standing behind a line of Grenadiers.
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