kontor

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kontor^¹

/ˈkɒntɔː/ UK
/ˈkɑntɔɹ/ US

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

noun kontors · kontore · Kontor

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.

Kontor^²

noun Kontors · Kontore

Alternative letter-case form of kontor

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@misc{kontor_2026,
  title = {kontor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kontor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}