kanna

See also: Kanna and känna

English

Noun

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.

Anagrams

• Kanan

Antillean Creole

Etymology

From French canard.

Noun

kanna

1. duck

Estonian

Noun

kanna

1. illative singular of kana

Faroese

Etymology

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).

Noun

kanna f (genitive singular kannu, plural kannur)

1. can
2. 4 litre

Declension

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

Verb

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

1. To examine

Conjugation

Conjugation of kanna (group v-30)

infinitive	kanna
supine	kannað
	present	past
first singular	kanni	kannaði
second singular	kannar	kannaði
third singular	kannar	kannaði
plural	kanna	kannaðu
participle (a6)1	kannandi	kannaður
	imperative
singular	kanna!
plural	kannið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

Finnish

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑnːɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝nːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑnːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): kan‧na
• Hyphenation^(key): kan‧na

Noun

kanna

1. canna lily (any plant of the genus Canna); (in the plural) the genus Canna

Declension

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 kannain rare
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
abessive		kannatta	kannoitta
instructive		—	kannoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kanna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kannani kannani accusative nom. kannani kannani gen. kannani genitive kannani kannojeni kannaini rare partitive kannaani kannojani inessive kannassani kannoissani elative kannastani kannoistani illative kannaani kannoihini adessive kannallani kannoillani ablative kannaltani kannoiltani allative kannalleni kannoilleni essive kannanani kannoinani translative kannakseni kannoikseni abessive kannattani kannoittani instructive — — comitative — kannoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kannasi kannasi accusative nom. kannasi kannasi gen. kannasi genitive kannasi kannojesi kannaisi rare partitive kannaasi kannojasi inessive kannassasi kannoissasi elative kannastasi kannoistasi illative kannaasi kannoihisi adessive kannallasi kannoillasi ablative kannaltasi kannoiltasi allative kannallesi kannoillesi essive kannanasi kannoinasi translative kannaksesi kannoiksesi abessive kannattasi kannoittasi instructive — — comitative — kannoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kannamme kannamme accusative nom. kannamme kannamme gen. kannamme genitive kannamme kannojemme kannaimme rare partitive kannaamme kannojamme inessive kannassamme kannoissamme elative kannastamme kannoistamme illative kannaamme kannoihimme adessive kannallamme kannoillamme ablative kannaltamme kannoiltamme allative kannallemme kannoillemme essive kannanamme kannoinamme translative kannaksemme kannoiksemme abessive kannattamme kannoittamme instructive — — comitative — kannoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kannanne kannanne accusative nom. kannanne kannanne gen. kannanne genitive kannanne kannojenne kannainne rare partitive kannaanne kannojanne inessive kannassanne kannoissanne elative kannastanne kannoistanne illative kannaanne kannoihinne adessive kannallanne kannoillanne ablative kannaltanne kannoiltanne allative kannallenne kannoillenne essive kannananne kannoinanne translative kannaksenne kannoiksenne abessive kannattanne kannoittanne instructive — — comitative — kannoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kannansa kannansa accusative nom. kannansa kannansa gen. kannansa genitive kannansa kannojensa kannainsa rare partitive kannaansa kannojaan kannojansa inessive kannassaan kannassansa kannoissaan kannoissansa elative kannastaan kannastansa kannoistaan kannoistansa illative kannaansa kannoihinsa adessive kannallaan kannallansa kannoillaan kannoillansa ablative kannaltaan kannaltansa kannoiltaan kannoiltansa allative kannalleen kannallensa kannoilleen kannoillensa essive kannanaan kannanansa kannoinaan kannoinansa translative kannakseen kannaksensa kannoikseen kannoiksensa abessive kannattaan kannattansa kannoittaan kannoittansa instructive — — comitative — kannoineen kannoinensa

Further reading

• “kanna”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

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

Verb

kanna

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

Anagrams

• ankan, kanan

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /kanna/, [kən.na]

Pronoun

kanna (demonstrative) (plural kakku)

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

Declension

Declension of kanna

case	singular	plural
absolutive	kanna	kakku
ergative	katuma	kakkua
allative	katumunnga	kakkununnga
ablative	katumannga	kakkunannga
prolative	katumuuna	kakkunuuna
locative	katumani	kakkunani
instrumental	katuminnga	kakkuninnga
equative	katumatut	kakkunatut

See also

• 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 Creole

Etymology

From French canard.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kãna/

Noun

kanna

1. duck

Hungarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kanna (plural kannák)

1. can, pot, kettle, jug

   Synonyms: kancsó, korsó, köcsög

Declension

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 terms

Compound words

• kannaporc
• kávéskanna
• locsolókanna
• teáskanna

Further reading

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

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰanːa/
• Rhymes: -anːa

Etymology 1

From Old Norse kanna.

Noun

kanna f (genitive singular könnu, nominative plural könnur)

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

   Synonym: kaffikanna

Declension

Declension of kanna (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kanna	kannan	könnur	könnurnar
accusative	könnu	könnuna	könnur	könnurnar
dative	könnu	könnunni	könnum	könnunum
genitive	könnu	könnunnar	kanna	kannanna

Derived terms

• hafa nóg á sinni könnu (“to have one's hands full”)
• hitakanna
• kaffikanna
• sósukanna

Etymology 2

Verb

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

1. to explore, to delve [with accusative]
2. to investigate, to look into [with accusative]

Conjugation

kanna – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að kanna
supine sagnbót		kannað
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		kannandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	kanna	kannaði		kanni	kannaði
	þú	kannar	kannaðir		kannir	kannaðir
	hann, hún, það	kannar	kannaði		kanni	kannaði
plural	við	könnum	könnuðum		könnum	könnuðum
	þið	kannið	könnuðuð		kannið	könnuðuð
	þeir, þær, þau	kanna	könnuðu		kanni	könnuðu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	kanna (þú), kannaðu
plural	þið	kannið (þið), kanniði1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

kannast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að kannast
supine sagnbót		kannast
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		kannandist (rare; see appendix)
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	kannast	kannaðist		kannist	kannaðist
	þú	kannast	kannaðist		kannist	kannaðist
	hann, hún, það	kannast	kannaðist		kannist	kannaðist
plural	við	könnumst	könnuðumst		könnumst	könnuðumst
	þið	kannist	könnuðust		kannist	könnuðust
	þeir, þær, þau	kannast	könnuðust		kannist	könnuðust
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	kannast (þú), kannastu
plural	þið	kannist (þið), kannisti1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

kannaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	kannaður	könnuð	kannað	kannaðir	kannaðar	könnuð
accusative (þolfall)	kannaðan	kannaða	kannað	kannaða	kannaðar	könnuð
dative (þágufall)	könnuðum	kannaðri	könnuðu	könnuðum	könnuðum	könnuðum
genitive (eignarfall)	kannaðs	kannaðrar	kannaðs	kannaðra	kannaðra	kannaðra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	kannaði	kannaða	kannaða	könnuðu	könnuðu	könnuðu
accusative (þolfall)	kannaða	könnuðu	kannaða	könnuðu	könnuðu	könnuðu
dative (þágufall)	kannaða	könnuðu	kannaða	könnuðu	könnuðu	könnuðu
genitive (eignarfall)	kannaða	könnuðu	kannaða	könnuðu	könnuðu	könnuðu

Derived terms

• kannast
• kannast við
• könnuður

Japanese

Romanization

kanna

1. Rōmaji transcription of かんな

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• kannen

Noun

kanna m or f

1. definite feminine singular of kanne

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

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 Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kannǭ.

Noun

kanna f (genitive kǫnnu, plural kǫnnur)

1. a can, tankard

Declension

Declension of kanna (weak ōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kanna	kannan	kǫnnur	kǫnnurnar
accusative	kǫnnu	kǫnnuna	kǫnnur	kǫnnurnar
dative	kǫnnu	kǫnnunni	kǫnnum	kǫnnunum
genitive	kǫnnu	kǫnnunnar	kanna	kannanna

Descendants

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

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “kanna”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Swedish

en kanna (sense 1)

kaffebryggare med (kaffe)kanna [coffee maker with (coffee) pot] (sense 1)

(te)kanna (“(tea)pot”) (sense 1)

(grädd)kanna (“creamer, cream jug”) (sense 1)

(vatten)kanna (“(watering [water]) can”) (sense 1.1)

Etymology

From Old Norse kanna.

Noun

kanna c

2. a (large) vessel with a handle and spout; a jug, a pot
   2. a can (of various containers, like watering cans, milk cans (even when having no spout), and oil cans)
3. (historical) an old Scandinavian unit of fluid measure, in Sweden equal to 2.617 litres (1/10 cubic foot, when the Swedish foot was 0.297 metres)

   Till 8 liter (3 kannor) lingon tages [old-fashioned, now more likely används (“is used”) or the like] 4 liter (en och en halv kanna) vatten

   For 8 liters (3 jugs) of lingonberries, take 4 liters (one and a half jug) of water

4. a piston (in the cylinder of an engine or pump)

   [old-fashioned language] Om rök uttränger ur cylindern, sluter ej kannan tätt till

   If smoke emerges from the cylinder, the piston does not fit tight

Usage notes

• A pot as in a cooking vessel is a gryta or kastrull.
• A pot as in for example a flower pot is a kruka.

Declension

Declension of kanna

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kanna	kannas
	definite	kannan	kannans
plural	indefinite	kannor	kannors
	definite	kannorna	kannornas

Derived terms

• dryckeskanna
• gräddkanna (“creamer, cream jug”)
• kaffekanna (“coffee pot”)
• mjölkkanna (“milk jug; milk can, milk churn”)
• oljekanna (“oil can”)
• smörjkanna (“oil can”)
• tekanna (“teapot”)
• vattenkanna (“watering can”)

See also

• gryta (“pot (cooking vessel)”)
• kruka (“pot (for example for growing a plant in)”)
• tillbringare (“pitcher, jug”)

Further reading

• kanna in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• kanna in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• ankan, kanan, nakna