kontor

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English

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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kontor (plural kontors or kontore)

  1. (historical) 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.

Danish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle Low German kontōr (commercial branch; writing room; counting desk), from Middle Dutch cantoor, cantoor, from Middle French contoir, comptoir, from conter, compter (to count) + -oir (instrument suffix), from Latin computāre (calculate, compute) and -tōrium.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kʰɔnˈtˢoɐ̯ˀ], [kʰonˈtˢoɐ̯ˀ]

Noun

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kontor n (singular definite kontoret, plural indefinite kontorer)

  1. office

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Estonian

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Estonian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia et

Etymology

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Akin to Danish kontor, German Kontor, Russian контора (kontora). Regardless of the intermediate, ultimately from Middle Low German kontôr, komtôr, komptor (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 sufffix), from Latin computāre and -tōrium.

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Noun

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kontor (genitive kontori, partitive kontorit)

  1. office

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Verb

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kontor

  1. future infinitive of kontar

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Danish kontor, see above.

Noun

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kontor n (definite singular kontoret, indefinite plural kontor or kontorer, definite plural kontora or kontorene)

  1. an office

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Danish kontor either directly or through Norwegian Bokmål kontor, see above.

Noun

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kontor n (definite singular kontoret, indefinite plural kontor, definite plural kontora)

  1. an office

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Since late 16th century, borrowed from Middle Low German kontôr, komtôr, komptor (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).

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kontor n

  1. office; building or room

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Descendants

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  • Finnish: konttori

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