kanna

See also: Kanna and känna

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse kanna, from Latin canne (“reed, cane”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kanna, “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

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

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

1. To examine

Conjugation

   Conjugation of kanna

kanna, v-30
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 !
Infinitive	kanna
Pres. part.	kannandi
Past part. a6	kannaður
Supine	kannað

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Finnish

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 canne (“reed, cane”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kanna, “reed”), ultimately from Sumerian gin.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kanna (plural kannák)

1. can, pot, kettle, jug

Declension

declension of kanna 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

possessives of kanna possessor singular possession plural possession 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

• locsolókanna
• teáskanna

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Icelandic

Noun

kanna f (genitive singular könnu, nominative plural könnur)

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

Derived terms

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

Synonyms

• (pot): ^def. kaffikanna

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

Derived terms

• kannast
• kannast við
• könnuður

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Japanese

Noun

kanna

1. rōmaji reading of かんな

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Swedish

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
common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kanna	kannan	kannor	kannorna
genitive	kannas	kannans	kannors	kannornas

Derived terms

• kaffekanna
• tekanna
• vattenkanna