See also: Kanna and känna

EnglishEdit

NounEdit

kanna (uncountable)

  1. Sceletium tortuosum, a Southern African succulent with psychoactive properties.
  2. Platysace cirrosa, a Western Australian perennial herb.
  3. Caroxylon aphyllum, a shrub.

AnagramsEdit

Antillean CreoleEdit

EtymologyEdit

From French canard.

NounEdit

kanna

  1. duck

EstonianEdit

NounEdit

kanna

  1. illative singular of kana

FaroeseEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse kanna, from Proto-Germanic *kannǭ (tankard, can), of uncertain and disputed origin. Perhaps from Latin canne (reed, cane), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, reed), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, reed), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na).

NounEdit

kanna f (genitive singular kannu, plural kannur)

  1. can
  2. 4 litre

DeclensionEdit

Declension of kanna
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kanna kannan kannur kannurnar
accusative kannu kannuna kannur kannurnar
dative kannu kannuni kannum kannunum
genitive kannu kannunnar kanna kannanna

VerbEdit

kanna (third person singular past indicative kannaði, third person plural past indicative kannað, supine kannað)

  1. To examine

ConjugationEdit

Conjugation of kanna (group v-30)
infinitive kanna
supine kannað
participle (a6)1 kannandi kannaður
present past
first singular kanni kannaði
second singular kannar kannaði
third singular kannar kannaði
plural kanna kannaðu
imperative
singular kanna!
plural kannið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

FinnishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From translingual Canna, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, reed), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

kanna

  1. canna lily (any plant of the genus Canna)
  2. (in the plural) the genus Canna
DeclensionEdit
Inflection of kanna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative kanna kannat
genitive kannan kannojen
partitive kannaa kannoja
illative kannaan kannoihin
singular plural
nominative kanna kannat
accusative nom. kanna kannat
gen. kannan
genitive kannan kannojen
kannainrare
partitive kannaa kannoja
inessive kannassa kannoissa
elative kannasta kannoista
illative kannaan kannoihin
adessive kannalla kannoilla
ablative kannalta kannoilta
allative kannalle kannoille
essive kannana kannoina
translative kannaksi kannoiksi
instructive kannoin
abessive kannatta kannoitta
comitative kannoineen
Possessive forms of kanna (type kala)
possessor singular plural
1st person kannani kannamme
2nd person kannasi kannanne
3rd person kannansa

Etymology 2Edit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑnːɑˣ/, [ˈkɑnːɑ(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ɑnːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): kan‧na

VerbEdit

kanna

  1. present active indicative connegative of kantaa
  2. second-person singular present imperative of kantaa
  3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative of kantaa

AnagramsEdit

GreenlandicEdit

PronunciationEdit

PronounEdit

kanna (demonstrative) (plural kakku)

  1. down medial absolutive; that/he down a medial distance.

DeclensionEdit

See alsoEdit

  • manna (this here)
  • una (that nearby)
  • innga (that yonder)
  • sanna (that down a long distance)
  • pinnga (that up a medial distance)
  • panna (that up a long distance)
  • qanna (that in there/out there)
  • anna (that in the north)
  • kinnga (that in the south/that outside)
  • inna (that which is invisible)

Haitian CreoleEdit

EtymologyEdit

From French canard.

NounEdit

kanna

  1. duck

HungarianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From German Kanne (can), from Latin canna (reed, cane), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, reed), ultimately from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na, reed).[1]

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɒnːɒ]
  • Hyphenation: kan‧na
  • Rhymes: -nɒ

NounEdit

kanna (plural kannák)

  1. can, pot, kettle, jug

DeclensionEdit

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative kanna kannák
accusative kannát kannákat
dative kannának kannáknak
instrumental kannával kannákkal
causal-final kannáért kannákért
translative kannává kannákká
terminative kannáig kannákig
essive-formal kannaként kannákként
essive-modal
inessive kannában kannákban
superessive kannán kannákon
adessive kannánál kannáknál
illative kannába kannákba
sublative kannára kannákra
allative kannához kannákhoz
elative kannából kannákból
delative kannáról kannákról
ablative kannától kannáktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
kannáé kannáké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
kannáéi kannákéi
Possessive forms of kanna
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. kannám kannáim
2nd person sing. kannád kannáid
3rd person sing. kannája kannái
1st person plural kannánk kannáink
2nd person plural kannátok kannáitok
3rd person plural kannájuk kannáik

Derived termsEdit

Compound words

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ kanna in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further readingEdit

  • kanna in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

IcelandicEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse kanna.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

kanna f (genitive singular könnu, nominative plural könnur)

  1. jug, a pitcher
  2. (of coffee) a pot

DeclensionEdit

SynonymsEdit

Derived termsEdit

VerbEdit

kanna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative kannaði, supine kannað)

  1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to explore, to delve
  2. (transitive, governs the accusative) to investigate, to look into

ConjugationEdit

Derived termsEdit

JapaneseEdit

RomanizationEdit

kanna

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かんな

Norwegian BokmålEdit

Alternative formsEdit

NounEdit

kanna m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of kanne

Norwegian NynorskEdit

NounEdit

kanna f (definite singular kanna, indefinite plural kanner or kannor, definite plural kannene or kannone)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of kanne
  2. definite singular of kanne

Old NorseEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Germanic *kannǭ.

NounEdit

kanna f (genitive kǫnnu, plural kǫnnur)

  1. a can, tankard

DeclensionEdit

DescendantsEdit

  • Icelandic: kanna
  • Faroese: kanna
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kanne
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kanne
  • Old Swedish: kanna
  • Danish: kande
  • Norman: canne; cannette (Jersey)

ReferencesEdit

  • kanna”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse kanna.

NounEdit

kanna c

  1. a pot, a jug - container for water, usually with handle
    töm vår kanna!
    (let's) empty our jugs! drink up!
  2. a historic measure for liquid volume, 2.617 litres (1/10 cubic foot, when the Swedish foot was 0.297 metres)
    Till 8 lit. (3 kannor) lingon tages 4 lit. (1 och 1 half kanna) vatten.
    For 8 litres (3 jugs) of lingonberries take 4 litres (1 and 1 half jug) of water.
  3. a piston (in the cylinder of an engine or pump)
    Om rök uttränger ur cylindern, sluter ej kannan tätt till
    If smoke emerges from the cylinder, the piston does not fit tight

DeclensionEdit

Declension of kanna 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kanna kannan kannor kannorna
Genitive kannas kannans kannors kannornas

Derived termsEdit

AnagramsEdit