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	kannu	kannud
genitive	kannu	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	kanni	kannid
genitive	kanni	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	kanni	kannid
genitive	kanni	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

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

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