kanna

See also: Kanna and känna

English

Noun

kanna

1. Sceletium tortuosum, a Southern African succulent with psychoactive properties.
2. Platysace cirrosa, a Western Australian perennial herb.
3. Caroxylon aphyllum, a shrub.

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Antillean Creole

Etymology

From French canard.

Noun

kanna

1. duck

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse kanna, from Proto-Germanic *kannǭ (“tankard, can”), of uncertain and disputed origin. Perhaps from Latin canne (“reed, cane”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na).

Noun

kanna f (genitive singular kannu, plural kannur)

1. can
2. 4 litre

Declension

Declension of kanna
f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kanna	kannan	kannur	kannurnar
accusative	kannu	kannuna	kannur	kannurnar
dative	kannu	kannuni	kannum	kannunum
genitive	kannu	kannunnar	kanna	kannanna

Verb

kanna (third person singular past indicative kannaði, third person plural past indicative kannað, supine kannað)

1. To examine

Conjugation

   Conjugation of kanna

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infinitive	kanna
present participle	kannandi
past participle a6	kannaður
supine	kannað
number	singular			plural
person	first	second	third	all
indicative	eg	tú	hann/hon/tað	vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum
present	kanni	kannar	kannar	kanna
past	kannaði	kannaði	kannaði	kannaðu
imperative	–	tú	–	tit
present	—	kanna!	—	kannið!

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Finnish

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑnːɑ/, [ˈkɑnːɑ]
• Hyphenation: kan‧na

Noun

kanna

1. canna lily (any plant of the genus Canna)
2. (in the plural) the genus Canna

Declension

Inflection of kanna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		kanna	kannat
genitive		kannan	kannojen
partitive		kannaa	kannoja
illative		kannaan	kannoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kanna	kannat
accusative	nom.	kanna	kannat
	gen.	kannan
genitive		kannan	kannojen kannainrare
partitive		kannaa	kannoja
inessive		kannassa	kannoissa
elative		kannasta	kannoista
illative		kannaan	kannoihin
adessive		kannalla	kannoilla
ablative		kannalta	kannoilta
allative		kannalle	kannoille
essive		kannana	kannoina
translative		kannaksi	kannoiksi
instructive		—	kannoin
abessive		kannatta	kannoitta
comitative		—	kannoineen

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑnːɑˣ/, [ˈkɑnːɑ(ʔ)]
• Hyphenation: kan‧na

Verb

kanna

1. Indicative present connegative form of kantaa.
2. Second-person singular imperative present form of kantaa.
3. Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of kantaa.

Anagrams

• ankan, kanan

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Greenlandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kanːa/

Pronoun

kanna (demonstrative) (plural kakku)

1. down medial absolutive; that/he down a medial distance.

Declension

Declension of kanna

	singular	plural
absolutive	kanna	kakku
ergative	katuma	kakkua
allative	katumunnga	kakkununnga
ablative	katumannga	kakkunannga
prosecutive	katumuuna	kakkunuuna
locative	katumani	kakkunani
instrumental	katuminnga	kakkuninnga
equative	katumatut	kakkunatut

See also

• manna (“this here”)
• una (“that nearby”)
• innga (“that yonder”)
• sanna (“that down a long distance”)
• pinnga (“that up a medial distance”)
• panna (“that up a long distance”)
• qanna (“that in there/out there”)
• anna (“that in the north”)
• kinnga (“that in the south/that outside”)
• inna (“that which is invisible”)

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Hungarian

Etymology

From German Kanne (“can”), from Latin canna (“reed, cane”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), ultimately from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na, “reed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɒnːɒ]
• Hyphenation: kan‧na

Noun

kanna (plural kannák)

1. can, pot, kettle, jug

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	kanna	kannák
accusative	kannát	kannákat
dative	kannának	kannáknak
instrumental	kannával	kannákkal
causal-final	kannáért	kannákért
translative	kannává	kannákká
terminative	kannáig	kannákig
essive-formal	kannaként	kannákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	kannában	kannákban
superessive	kannán	kannákon
adessive	kannánál	kannáknál
illative	kannába	kannákba
sublative	kannára	kannákra
allative	kannához	kannákhoz
elative	kannából	kannákból
delative	kannáról	kannákról
ablative	kannától	kannáktól

Possessive forms of kanna
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	kannám	kannáim
2nd person sing.	kannád	kannáid
3rd person sing.	kannája	kannái
1st person plural	kannánk	kannáink
2nd person plural	kannátok	kannáitok
3rd person plural	kannájuk	kannáik

Derived terms

• kannaporc
• kávéskanna
• locsolókanna
• teáskanna

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kanna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰanːa/
• Rhymes: -anːa

Noun

kanna f (genitive singular könnu, nominative plural könnur)

1. jug, a pitcher
2. (of coffee) a pot ^syn.

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

• (pot): ^def. kaffikanna

Derived terms

• hafa nóg á sinni könnu (“to have one's hands full”)
• hitakanna
• kaffikanna
• sósukanna

Verb

kanna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative kannaði, supine kannað)

1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to explore, to delve
2. (transitive, governs the accusative) to investigate, to look into

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• kannast
• kannast við
• könnuður

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Japanese

Noun

kanna

1. Rōmaji transcription of かんな

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• kannen

Noun

kanna m or f

1. definite feminine singular of kanne

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

kanna f

1. definite singular of kanne

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse kanna.

Noun

kanna c

1. a pot, a jug - container for water, usually with handle

   töm vår kanna!

   (let's) empty our jugs! drink up!

2. a historic measure for liquid volume, 2.617 litres (1/10 cubic foot, when the Swedish foot was 0.297 metres)

   Till 8 lit. (3 kannor) lingon tages 4 lit. (1 och 1 half kanna) vatten.

   For 8 litres (3 jugs) of lingonberries take 4 litres (1 and 1 half jug) of water.

3. a piston (in the cylinder of an engine or pump)

   Om rök uttränger ur cylindern, sluter ej kannan tätt till

   If smoke emerges from the cylinder, the piston does not fit tight

Declension

Declension of kanna
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kanna	kannan	kannor	kannorna
Genitive	kannas	kannans	kannors	kannornas

Derived terms

• kaffekanna
• tekanna
• vattenkanna