*kannǭ
Runic: ᚲᚨᚾᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈkɑn.nɔ̃ː/noun · feminine · ōn-stem
Meanings
- a tankard, mug, cup, can
- a jug, pitcher, pot
Etymology
Probably from a western Proto-Indo-European *gandʰ-, *gan- (‘a vessel, vat, tub’), and related to *kanô (‘vessel, boat’), as well as Middle Irish gand (‘vessel, can’). An alternative etymology derives *kannǭ as possibly from Latin canna (‘a reed, cane’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | kannǭ | kannōniz |
| Acc. | kannōnų | kannōnunz |
| Gen. | kannōniz | kannōnǫ̂ |
| Dat. | kannōni | kannōmaz |
| Inst. | kannōnē | kannōmiz |
| Voc. | kannǭ | kannōniz |
Descendants
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*kannā (Proto-West Germanic)
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canna, cana, canneta, caneta, cannata (Medieval Latin)
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καννίον (kanníon), κανίον (kaníon), κανίν (kanín) (Byzantine Greek)
- ࡒࡀࡍࡉࡍࡀ (qanina) (Classical Mandaic)
- קאנון / קנון (Mishnaic Hebrew)
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καννίον (kanníon), κανίον (kaníon), κανίν (kanín) (Byzantine Greek)
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canna, cana, canneta, caneta, cannata (Medieval Latin)
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*kannā (Proto-West Germanic)
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canna, cana, canneta, caneta, cannata (Medieval Latin)
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καννίον (kanníon), κανίον (kaníon), κανίν (kanín) (Byzantine Greek)
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ܩܢܝܢܬܐ (Classical Syriac)
- قِنِّينَة (qinnīna) (Arabic)
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ܩܢܝܢܬܐ (Classical Syriac)
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καννίον (kanníon), κανίον (kaníon), κανίν (kanín) (Byzantine Greek)
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canna, cana, canneta, caneta, cannata (Medieval Latin)
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*kannā (Proto-West Germanic)
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canna, cana, canneta, caneta, cannata (Medieval Latin)
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kanete (Middle French)
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canette (French)
- canet (Catalan)
- canette (English)
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canette (French)
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kanete (Middle French)
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canna, cana, canneta, caneta, cannata (Medieval Latin)
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*kannā (Proto-West Germanic)
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*kanna (Old Dutch)
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kanne (Middle Dutch)
- kan (Dutch)
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kanne (Middle Dutch)
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*kanna (Old Dutch)
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*kannā (Proto-West Germanic)
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canne (Old English)
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canne (Middle English)
- can (Scots)
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canne (Middle English)
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canne (Old English)
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*kannā (Proto-West Germanic)
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canne (Old English)
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canne (Middle English)
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can (English)
- cana (Scottish Gaelic)
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can (English)
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canne (Middle English)
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canne (Old English)
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*kannā (Proto-West Germanic)
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kanne, konne (Old Frisian)
- Kanne (Saterland Frisian)
- kanne (West Frisian)
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kanne, konne (Old Frisian)
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*kannā (Proto-West Germanic)
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channa (Old High German)
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kanne (Middle High German)
- Kan (Luxembourgish)
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kanne (Middle High German)
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channa (Old High German)
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*kannā (Proto-West Germanic)
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channa (Old High German)
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kanne (Middle High German)
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Kanne (German)
- ка́на (kána) (Bulgarian)
- kanna (Hungarian)
- kana (Lower Sorbian)
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Kanne (German)
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kanne (Middle High German)
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channa (Old High German)
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*kannā (Proto-West Germanic)
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kanna (Old Saxon)
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kanne (Middle Low German)
- Kanne, Kann (German Low German)
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kanne (Middle Low German)
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kanna (Old Saxon)
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kanna (Old Norse)
- kande (Danish)
- kanna (Faroese)
- kanna (Icelandic)
- canne, cannette (Norman)
- kanne (Norwegian)
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kanna (Old Norse)
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kanna (Old Swedish)
- kann (Estonian)
- kannu (Finnish)
- kanna (Swedish)
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kanna (Old Swedish)