canet
See also: Canet
Catalan edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From ca + -et. In the sense of "five-cent coin", from the resemblance of the device of a lion to a dog. (Compare Castilian perra chica.) The card game takes its name from the coin.
Noun edit
canet m (plural canets)
- Diminutive of ca (“dog”)
- (obsolete) a five-cent coin
- a betting card game
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from French canette, with a change of gender.
Noun edit
canet m (plural canets)
Further reading edit
- “canet”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
Latin edit
Verb edit
canet
Welsh edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkanɛt/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkaːnɛt/, /ˈkanɛt/
Verb edit
canet
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
canet | ganet | nghanet | chanet |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |