kannu

Estonian

Noun

kannu

1. genitive singular of kann
2. partitive singular of kann
3. illative singular of kann

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Finnish

(index ka)

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish kanna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑnːu/, [ˈkɑnːu]
• Rhymes: -ɑnːu
• Syllabification: kan‧nu

Noun

kannu

1. jug, pitcher
2. pot (teapot or coffee pot)
3. ewer
4. (historical) unit of measure for volume equivalent to around 2.6 litres

Declension

Inflection of kannu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		kannu	kannut
genitive		kannun	kannujen
partitive		kannua	kannuja
illative		kannuun	kannuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kannu	kannut
accusative	nom.	kannu	kannut
	gen.	kannun
genitive		kannun	kannujen
partitive		kannua	kannuja
inessive		kannussa	kannuissa
elative		kannusta	kannuista
illative		kannuun	kannuihin
adessive		kannulla	kannuilla
ablative		kannulta	kannuilta
allative		kannulle	kannuille
essive		kannuna	kannuina
translative		kannuksi	kannuiksi
instructive		—	kannuin
abessive		kannutta	kannuitta
comitative		—	kannuineen

Possessive forms of kannu (type valo)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	kannuni	kannumme
2nd person	kannusi	kannunne
3rd person	kannunsa

Anagrams

• nakun, nukan

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Inari Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

kannu

1. jug, pitcher

Inflection

Even u-stem, nˈn-ṇ gradation
Nominative	kannu
Genitive	kaaṇu
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	kannu	kaaṇuh
Accusative	kaaṇu	kaaṇuid
Genitive	kaaṇu	kaṇui kaaṇui
Illative	kaaṇun	kannoid
Locative	kaaṇust	kaaṇuin
Comitative	kannoin	kaṇuiguin
Abessive	kaṇuttáá	kaṇuittáá
Essive	kannun
Partitive	kannud
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person — — — 2nd person — — — 3rd person — — —

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002-2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland