kanuna

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cannone, an augmentative of Latin canna (“reed”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkanuna/

Noun

kanuna f inan

1. cannon

Declension

Declension of kanuna

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	kanuna	kanunje	kanuny
Genitive	kanuny	kanunowu	kanunow
Dative	kanunje	kanunoma	kanunam
Accusative	kanunu	kanunje	kanuny
Instrumental	kanunu	kanunoma	kanunami
Locative	kanunje	kanunoma	kanunach

Derived terms

• kanunaŕ

Further reading

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “kanuna”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999) “kanuna”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag