kout

• IPA^(key): [ˈkou̯t]

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• Hyphenation: kout

Inherited from Old Czech kút, from Proto-Slavic *kǫtъ. Compare Serbo-Croatian kut.

kout m inan (diminutive koutek)

1. corner (the space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point)

   Synonym: roh

Inherited from Old Czech kúti, from Proto-Slavic *kovati.

kout impf (perfective vykout)

2. (dated) to forge
3. (dated) to hammer

• “kout”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “kout”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “kout”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
• “kouti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “kouti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

From Middle Dutch cout. See the verb kouten (“to chit-chat”).

• IPA^(key): /kɑu̯t/

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• Hyphenation: kout
• Rhymes: -ɑu̯t
• Homophones: kauwt, koud

kout m (uncountable)

1. (archaic) talk, conversation
2. banter, chit-chat, pleasant but idle talk

• kouten

• IPA^(key): /kut/

From French court (“short”).

kout

1. short

From French coup de.

kout

1. blow, strike

   Synonym: kou