person
Prince Kantelin
Kantelin
also: князь Канителин
A prince Captain Sousov claims to be received by on equal footing -- almost certainly an empty boast, since "Kantelin" echoes kanitel, Russian for "tedious fuss" or "red tape."
Reading notes
- A Happy Ending §11 Prince Kantelin
Stychkin drops the name of a supposedly grand acquaintance, "Prince Kantelin," to claim standing among the educated class; the invented name echoes the Russian word "канитель" (tedious fuss, red tape) and recurs elsewhere in Chekhov's early comic sketches as a stock device for a self-important character's empty name-dropping.
- My Ranks and Titles §25 Prince Kantelin
A prince the Captain claims to be received by on equal footing -- almost certainly an empty boast, since 'Kantelin' echoes 'kanitel'' (Russian for 'tedious fuss' or 'red tape'), a comic, invented-sounding name.