canistră

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kanister, from English canister, from Latin canistrum (“wicker basket”), from Ancient Greek κάναστρον (kánastron, “wicker basket”), from κάννα (kánna, “reed”) +‎ -τρον (-tron), from Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm, “reed”).

Noun

canistră f (plural canistre)

1. jerrycan

Declension

Declension of canistră

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) canistră	canistra	(niște) canistre	canistrele
genitive/dative	(unei) canistre	canistrei	(unor) canistre	canistrelor
vocative	canistră, canistro		canistrelor