Finnish

Noun

kantin

1. Genitive singular form of kantti.

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɒntin]
• Hyphenation: kan‧tin

Noun

kantin ‎(plural kantinok)

1. canteen (small cafeteria or snack bar)

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

From French cantine and Italian cantina ‎(wine cellar), cognate with German Kantine and English canteen. Used in Swedish since 1701.

Noun

kantin c

1. a canteen, a cafeteria, a restaurant
2. a canteen, a mess kit, a container for eating utensils
3. a canteen, a military drinking bottle
4. a box or bucket for warm food
5. a transport container

Declension

Usage notes

• As a synonym for transport container, the word was used in the mid 1930s. When large-scale container shipping started in the 1950s, the English loanword container was used instead.

Synonyms

cafe

• fik
• markententeri; slang markan

bottle

• fältflaska

transport container

• container
• transportbehållare

Related terms

• kantintrafik
• kylkantin

References

• kantin in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
• kantin in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowing from French cantine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑnˈtin]
• Hyphenation: kan‧tin

Noun

kantin ‎(definite accusative kantini, plural kantinler)

1. canteen (small cafeteria or snack bar)

Declension

Derived terms

• kantinci
• kantincilik