canne

See also: canné

English

Verb

canne

1. Obsolete spelling of can.

Anagrams

• Nance, nance

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin canna (“reed”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 (/⁠qanû⁠/, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kan/

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• (Louisiana) IPA^(key): /kɑ̃n/
• Homophones: cannes, Cannes

Noun

canne f (plural cannes)

1. (also Louisiana) cane; stick
   • 2010, Albert Valdman, Kevin J. Rottet, Barry Jean Ancelet, Richard Guidry, Thomas A. Klingler, Amanda LaFleur, Tamara Lindner, Michael D. Picone, Dominique Ryon, editors, Dictionary of Louisiana French: as Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian communities, page 105:

     Et le vieux, ç’a venu qu’il pouvait presque plus marcher. Il amenait sa petite canne pointue.

     And the old guy, it got so that he could hardly walk. He would bring his little pointed cane.

2. (informal) peg; leg
3. rod; fishing rod

   Synonym: scion

4. (Louisiana) reed, cattail
   • 2010, Albert Valdman, et al., editors, Dictionary of Louisiana French, page 105:

     Il s’a caché dans les cannes à côté du bayou.

     He hid in the reeds along the bayou.

5. (Louisiana) sugar cane
   • 2010, Albert Valdman, et al., editors, Dictionary of Louisiana French, page 105:

     Il élevait des cannes lui aussi. Il était proche sûr le plus gros fermier des cannes.

     He raised cane also. He was almost certainly the biggest cane farmer.

6. (Louisiana) (drinking) straw
   • 2010, Albert Valdman, et al., editors, Dictionary of Louisiana French, page 105:

     Tu veux une canne pour ta limonade?

     Do you want a straw for your lemonade?

Derived terms

• canne à fuseau
• canne à pêche
• canne à pêcher
• canne à sucre
• canne anglaise
• canne au cochon
• canne blanche
• canne de cochon
• canne de maïs
• canne des cochons
• canne des tranchées
• canne farouche
• canne sauvage
• canne terre haute
• canne-goute
• canne-marronne
• comment les cannes sont
• sucre de canne

Descendants

• Guianese Creole: kann
• Haitian Creole: kann
• Louisiana Creole: kann, dikann

Further reading

• “canne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
• Valdman, Albert, et al. (2009), Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities, Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi, →ISBN

Italian

Noun

canne f pl

1. plural of canna

Anagrams

• cenna

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English canne, from Proto-West Germanic *kannā, from Proto-Germanic *kannǭ.

Alternative forms

• cane, kan, can

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkan(ə)/

Noun

canne (plural cannes)

1. A tub, can or pot; a container for liquid.

Derived terms

• cannere

Descendants

• English: can
• Scots: can
  • → Scottish Gaelic: cana
• Yola: cooan, koan, kon

References

• “canne, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 23 July 2018.

Etymology 2

Noun

canne

1. alternative form of cane

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse kanna (“big cup”).

Noun

canne f (plural cannes)

1. (Jersey) jug, can
   • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎^[1], page 524:

     Ch'est coume un bourdon dans une canne.

     It is like a humble bee in a can.

Synonyms

• cruche
• jarre
• jougue

Derived terms

• canne à beurre (“butter can”)
• canne à lait (“milk can”)
• canne à sprayer (“spray can”)
• canne à traithe (“milking jug”)
• cannée (“canful”)
• cannette (“wooden cider jug”)

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kannǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑn.ne/

Noun

canne f (nominative plural cannan)

1. a can; cup; krater

Declension

Weak n-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	canne	cannan
accusative	cannan	cannan
genitive	cannan	cannena
dative	cannan	cannum

Descendants

• Middle English: canne, cane, kan, can
  • English: can
  • Scots: can
    • → Scottish Gaelic: cana
  • Yola: cooan, koan, kon