Etymology

canty

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Today it means: lively; cheerful; merry; brisk Full definition →

Dutch kantig
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canty · adjective1

  1. Dutch · borrowed fromkantig
  2. Dutch · borrowed fromkantig
  3. English todaycanty

Borrowed from Dutch kantig (“sharp, nice, fine, edgy”).

Canty · proper noun2

  1. Irish · derived fromÓ an Cháintighe“descendant of the satirist”
  2. English todayCanty

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó an Cháintighe (“descendant of the satirist”), from cáinteach (“satirical”).

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