Kanaan

See also: Kánaán, Kanaän, and kan aan

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كَنْعَان (kanʕān). This surname is mostly found in Lebanon.

Proper noun

Kanaan (plural Kanaans)

1. A surname from Arabic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kanaan is the 37288^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 598 individuals. Kanaan is most common among White (90.13%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kanaan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 272.

Finnish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Χαναάν (Khanaán), from Biblical Hebrew כְּנַעַן (k'ná'an).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑnɑːn/, [ˈkɑ̝nɑ̝ːn]
• Rhymes: -ɑnɑːn
• Syllabification^(key): Ka‧naan

Proper noun

Kanaan

1. Canaan (biblical character)
2. Canaan (region)

Declension

Inflection of Kanaan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Kanaan	—
genitive		Kanaanin	—
partitive		Kanaania	—
illative		Kanaaniin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Kanaan	—
accusative	nom.	Kanaan	—
	gen.	Kanaanin
genitive		Kanaanin	—
partitive		Kanaania	—
inessive		Kanaanissa	—
elative		Kanaanista	—
illative		Kanaaniin	—
adessive		Kanaanilla	—
ablative		Kanaanilta	—
allative		Kanaanille	—
essive		Kanaanina	—
translative		Kanaaniksi	—
abessive		Kanaanitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Kanaan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kanaanini — accusative nom. Kanaanini — gen. Kanaanini genitive Kanaanini — partitive Kanaaniani — inessive Kanaanissani — elative Kanaanistani — illative Kanaaniini — adessive Kanaanillani — ablative Kanaaniltani — allative Kanaanilleni — essive Kanaaninani — translative Kanaanikseni — abessive Kanaanittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kanaanisi — accusative nom. Kanaanisi — gen. Kanaanisi genitive Kanaanisi — partitive Kanaaniasi — inessive Kanaanissasi — elative Kanaanistasi — illative Kanaaniisi — adessive Kanaanillasi — ablative Kanaaniltasi — allative Kanaanillesi — essive Kanaaninasi — translative Kanaaniksesi — abessive Kanaanittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kanaanimme — accusative nom. Kanaanimme — gen. Kanaanimme genitive Kanaanimme — partitive Kanaaniamme — inessive Kanaanissamme — elative Kanaanistamme — illative Kanaaniimme — adessive Kanaanillamme — ablative Kanaaniltamme — allative Kanaanillemme — essive Kanaaninamme — translative Kanaaniksemme — abessive Kanaanittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kanaaninne — accusative nom. Kanaaninne — gen. Kanaaninne genitive Kanaaninne — partitive Kanaanianne — inessive Kanaanissanne — elative Kanaanistanne — illative Kanaaniinne — adessive Kanaanillanne — ablative Kanaaniltanne — allative Kanaanillenne — essive Kanaaninanne — translative Kanaaniksenne — abessive Kanaanittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Kanaaninsa — accusative nom. Kanaaninsa — gen. Kanaaninsa genitive Kanaaninsa — partitive Kanaaniaan Kanaaniansa — inessive Kanaanissaan Kanaanissansa — elative Kanaanistaan Kanaanistansa — illative Kanaaniinsa — adessive Kanaanillaan Kanaanillansa — ablative Kanaaniltaan Kanaaniltansa — allative Kanaanilleen Kanaanillensa — essive Kanaaninaan Kanaaninansa — translative Kanaanikseen Kanaaniksensa — abessive Kanaanittaan Kanaanittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Related terms

• Kaanaa

Anagrams

• akanan, kanana, naakan

German

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Χαναάν (Khanaán), from Hebrew כְּנַעַן (k'ná'an).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Kanaan n (proper noun, genitive Kanaans or (optionally with an article) Kanaan)

1. Canaan (region)

Declension

Declension of Kanaan [sg-only, neuter, toponym]

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Kanaan
genitive	des	Kanaans, Kanaan1
dative	dem	Kanaan
accusative	das	Kanaan

¹Optionally with an article.

Proper noun

Kanaan m (proper noun, strong, genitive Kanaans)

1. Canaan (biblical character)

Declension

Declension of Kanaan [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kanaan
genitive	eines	des	Kanaans
dative	einem	dem	Kanaan
accusative	einen	den	Kanaan

Related terms

• Kanaanäisch