canon
EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Borrowed from Old French canon, from Latin canōn, from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn, “measuring rod, standard”), akin to κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Semitic (compare Hebrew קָנֶה (qane, “reed”)). See also cane.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
canon (plural canons)
- A generally accepted principle; a rule.
- The trial must proceed according to the canons of law.
- Shakespeare
- Or that the Everlasting had not fixed His canon 'gainst self-slaughter.
- A group of literary works that are generally accepted as representing a field.
- (Can we date this quote?) "the durable canon of American short fiction" — William Styron
- The works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic.
- the entire Shakespeare canon
- A eucharistic prayer, particularly the Roman Canon.
- A religious law or body of law decreed by the church.
- We must proceed according to canon law.
- A catalogue of saints acknowledged and canonized in the Roman Catholic Church.
- In monasteries, a book containing the rules of a religious order.
- A member of a cathedral chapter; one who possesses a prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church.
- A piece of music in which the same melody is played by different voices, but beginning at different times; a round.
- Pachelbel’s Canon has become very popular.
- (Roman law) A rent or stipend payable at some regular time, generally annual, e.g., canon frumentarius
- 1919 January 1, Charles P. Sherman, “A Brief History of Imperial Roman Canon Law”, in California Law Review, volume 7, number 2, Berkeley, California: University of California, pages 96-97:
- The lessees of public lands had to pay a perpetual rent or "canon" at some periodical time.
- (fandom) Those sources, especially including literary works, which are considered part of the main continuity regarding a given fictional universe.
- A spin-off book series revealed the aliens to be originally from Earth, but it's not canon.
- 2014, Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
- Meanwhile, having learned the whereabouts of the Death Star's plans, the rebels send their best platypus agent to obtain them, in hopes of finding a weakness. And none of this is canon, so just relax.
- (cooking) A rolled and filleted loin of meat; also called cannon.
- a canon of beef or lamb
- (printing, dated) A large size of type formerly used for printing the church canons, standardized as 48-point.
- The part of a bell by which it is suspended; the ear or shank of a bell.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?)
- (billiards) A carom.
SynonymsEdit
- (48-point type): French canon
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
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Etymology 2Edit
From Middle English canoun, ultimately from Latin canonicus (either by shortening or back-formation from Old English canonic, or via Anglo-Norman chanoine).
NounEdit
canon (plural canons)
- A clergy member serving a cathedral or collegiate church.
- A canon regular, a member of any of several Roman Catholic religious orders.
TranslationsEdit
Etymology 3Edit
NounEdit
canon (plural canons)
- Alternative spelling of qanun
Further readingEdit
- “canon” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.
AnagramsEdit
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn, “measuring rod, standard”), akin to κάννα (kánna, “reed”), perhaps from Semitic (compare Hebrew קנה (qaneh, “reed”)).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
canon m (plural canons, diminutive canonnetje n)
- canon (set of representative or pre-eminent literary works)
- (chiefly Christianity) canon (set of authoritative religious books, especially those constituting the Bible)
- (Christianity) canon (religious law)
- (music) canon (round, music piece consisting of the same melody sung by different voices)
- (Roman Catholicism) canon (part of a mass following the Sanctus up to the end of the Pater Noster, consisting mostly of prayers)
- (dated) canon (principle, rule)
Derived termsEdit
FrenchEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old French canon, from canne + -on, corresponding to Italian cannone.
NounEdit
canon m (plural canons)
- cannon, (big) gun
- barrel (of firearm)
- cannon for a horse.
- (slang) hottie, dish, bombshell (attractive man/woman)
Etymology 2Edit
From the above noun by conversion.
AdjectiveEdit
canon (plural canons)
Etymology 3Edit
From Old French canon, borrowed from Latin canōn, from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn, “measuring rod, standard”).
NounEdit
canon m (plural canons)
Etymology 4Edit
NounEdit
canon m (plural canons)
Further readingEdit
- “canon” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
LatinEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn, “measuring rod, standard”), akin to κάννα (kánna, “reed”), perhaps from Semitic (compare Hebrew קנה (qaneh, “reed”)).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
canōn m (genitive canonis); third declension
- a measuring line
- (figuratively) precept, rule, canon
- (Ecclesiastical Latin) catalog of sacred writings
- (Later Latin) a cannon (artillery)
- a yearly tribute paid to the emperor
InflectionEdit
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | canōn | canonēs |
| Genitive | canonis | canonum |
| Dative | canonī | canonibus |
| Accusative | canonem | canonēs |
| Ablative | canone | canonibus |
| Vocative | canōn | canonēs |
SynonymsEdit
- (precept, rule): nōrma, praeceptum, rēgula
DescendantsEdit
- Catalan: cànon
- English: canon
- French: canon
- Irish: canóin
- Italian: canone
- Russian: кано́н (kanón)
- Spanish: canon
ReferencesEdit
- canon in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- canon in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- canon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- canon in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- canon in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
NormanEdit
Old FrenchEdit
Etymology 1Edit
canne + -on, corresponding to Italian cannone.
NounEdit
canon m (oblique plural canons, nominative singular canons, nominative plural canon)
Etymology 2Edit
Borrowed from Latin canōn, from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn, “measuring rod, standard”).
DescendantsEdit
RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Greek κανών (kanón), possibly partly through a South Slavic language intermediate.
NounEdit
canon n (plural canoane)
- canon
- (usually in regards to religion) tenet, dogma, rule, norm, precept
- punishment or penance for breaking such a religious rule
DeclensionEdit
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) canon | canonul | (niște) canoane | canoanele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) canon | canonului | (unor) canoane | canoanelor |
| vocative | canonule | canoanelor | ||
Derived termsEdit
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin canōn[1], from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn, “measuring rod, standard”) (compare κάννα (kánna, “reed”)), perhaps of Semitic origin.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
canon m (plural cánones)
- canon (principle, literary works, prayer, religious law, music piece)
SynonymsEdit
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
Further readingEdit
- “canon” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
WelshEdit
Alternative formsEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkanɔn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkaːnɔn/, /ˈkanɔn/
VerbEdit
canon
- (colloquial) first-person plural preterite of canu
- (colloquial) third-person plural preterite of canu
MutationEdit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| canon | ganon | nghanon | chanon |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||