comptoir

== Dutch == === Noun === comptoir n (plural comptoirs or comptoiren, diminutive comptoirtje n) obsolete form of kantoor (“office”) == French == === Alternative forms === comtoir === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French comptoir, comtoir, contoir (also comptoer, contoer, comptouer, contouer), from compter, conter (“to count”) + -oir (“instrument suffix”) calquing earlier Medieval Latin computātōrium. By surface analysis, compter +‎ -oir. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ̃.twaʁ/ === Noun === comptoir m (plural comptoirs) a counter, countertop (as of a store or bank) comptoir de crème glacée ― ice cream counter a trading post in overseas colonies a cartel, a cartel agreement ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “comptoir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012