canne

See also: canné

English

Verb

canne

1. Obsolete spelling of can

Anagrams

• Nance, nance

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin canna (“reed”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 (/⁠qanû⁠/, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kan/

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• Homophones: cannes, Cannes

Noun

canne f (plural cannes)

1. cane; stick
2. (informal) peg; leg
3. rod; fishing rod

   Synonym: scion

Derived terms

• canne à pêche
• canne à sucre
• canne blanche
• canne anglaise
• canne des tranchées
• sucre de canne

Further reading

• “canne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Noun

canne f pl

1. plural of canna

Anagrams

• cenna

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English canne, from Proto-West Germanic *kannā, from Proto-Germanic *kannǭ.

Alternative forms

• cane, kan, can

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkan(ə)/

Noun

canne (plural cannes)

1. A pitcher or cup; a container for liquid.

Derived terms

• canner

Descendants

• English: can
• Scots: can
  • → Scottish Gaelic: cana
• Yola: cooan, koan, kon

References

• “canne, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-23.

Etymology 2

Noun

canne

1. Alternative form of cane

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse kanna (“big cup”).

Noun

canne f (plural cannes)

1. (Jersey) jug, can
   • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎^[1], page 524:

     Ch'est coume un bourdon dans une canne.

     It is like a humble bee in a can.

Synonyms

• cruche
• jarre
• jougue

Derived terms

• canne à beurre (“butter can”)
• canne à lait (“milk can”)
• canne à sprayer (“spray can”)
• canne à traithe (“milking jug”)
• cannée (“canful”)
• cannette (“wooden cider jug”)

 

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kannǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑn.ne/

Noun

canne f (nominative plural cannan)

1. a can; cup; krater

Declension

Declension of canne (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	canne	cannan
accusative	cannan	cannan
genitive	cannan	cannena
dative	cannan	cannum

Descendants

• Middle English: canne, cane, kan, can
  • English: can
  • Scots: can
    • → Scottish Gaelic: cana
  • Yola: cooan, koan, kon