Norwegian Bokmål edit

 
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Etymology edit

Partial calque of English jerrycan, jerry +‎ kanne

Noun edit

jerrykanne f or m (definite singular jerrykanna or jerrykannen, indefinite plural jerrykanner, definite plural jerrykannene)

  1. a jerrycan

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English jerrycan. The second part is kanne, a Calque of English can.

Noun edit

jerrykanne f (definite singular jerrykanna, indefinite plural jerrykanner, definite plural jerrykannene)

  1. a jerrycan

Further reading edit