Kanin

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German kanīn, konīn, probably through Middle Dutch connijn from Old French connin, northern variant of connil, from Latin cunīculus. Compare English cony.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈniːn/
• Hyphenation: Ka‧nin

• Audio

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Noun

Kanin n (strong, genitive Kanins, plural Kanine)

1. rabbit fur
2. (dated, dialectal, parts of Northern Germany) Alternative form of Kaninchen

Declension

Declension of Kanin [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Kanin	die	Kanine
genitive	eines	des	Kanins	der	Kanine
dative	einem	dem	Kanin	den	Kaninen
accusative	ein	das	Kanin	die	Kanine

Further reading

• “Kanin” in Duden online