kann

See also: Kann and känn

Estonian

Etymology 1

From Swedish kanna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑnː/

Noun

kann (genitive kannu, partitive kannu)

1. jug, pitcher
2. kettle

Inflection

Declension of kann (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		kann	kannud
accusative	nom.
	gen.	kannu
genitive			kannude
partitive		kannu	kanne kannusid
illative		kannu kannusse	kannudesse kannesse
inessive		kannus	kannudes kannes
elative		kannust	kannudest kannest
allative		kannule	kannudele kannele
adessive		kannul	kannudel kannel
ablative		kannult	kannudelt kannelt
translative		kannuks	kannudeks kanneks
terminative		kannuni	kannudeni
essive		kannuna	kannudena
abessive		kannuta	kannudeta
comitative		kannuga	kannudega

Derived terms

• kastekann

Etymology 2

Possibly baby speech from kaunis (“beautiful”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑnʲː/

Noun

kann (genitive kanni, partitive kanni)

1. toy

Inflection

Declension of kann (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		kann	kannid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	kanni
genitive			kannide
partitive		kanni	kanne kannisid
illative		kanni kannisse	kannidesse kannesse
inessive		kannis	kannides kannes
elative		kannist	kannidest kannest
allative		kannile	kannidele kannele
adessive		kannil	kannidel kannel
ablative		kannilt	kannidelt kannelt
translative		kanniks	kannideks kanneks
terminative		kannini	kannideni
essive		kannina	kannidena
abessive		kannita	kannideta
comitative		kanniga	kannidega

Etymology 3

Clipping of kannikas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑnʲː/

Noun

kann (genitive kanni, partitive kanni)

1. (colloquial) ass, buttocks

   Sul on kõige kaunim kann.

   You've got the sweetest ass.

Inflection

Declension of kann (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		kann	kannid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	kanni
genitive			kannide
partitive		kanni	kanne kannisid
illative		kanni kannisse	kannidesse kannesse
inessive		kannis	kannides kannes
elative		kannist	kannidest kannest
allative		kannile	kannidele kannele
adessive		kannil	kannidel kannel
ablative		kannilt	kannidelt kannelt
translative		kanniks	kannideks kanneks
terminative		kannini	kannideni
essive		kannina	kannidena
abessive		kannita	kannideta
comitative		kanniga	kannidega

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰanː/

Verb

kann

1. first/third-person singular indicative present of kunna

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kan/

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• Rhymes: -an

Verb

kann

1. first/third-person singular present of können

Gothic

Romanization

kann

1. romanization of 𐌺𐌰𐌽𐌽

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French canne.

Noun

kann

1. sugarcane

Further reading

• Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎^[1], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 88

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kan/, [kɑn]

Verb

kann

1. first/third-person singular present indicative of kënnen

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

kann

1. (non-standard since 1938) present of kunna

Old Norse

Verb

kann

1. first/third-person singular present active indicative of kunna