Kanis

See also: kanis, kaniš, and kaniş

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as de Verkeerde Kanis herbg in 1839-1859. Derived from dialectal kanis (“covered fish basket”). Originally the name of an inn which used an upturned fish basket on its signage.

Compare Moespot, De Pan and Vuilpan.

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Ka‧nis

Proper noun edit

Kanis n

A village in Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “kanis”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN