Feminine

Kanne

Meaning

  1. (feminine) jug, pitcher, pot, can (as in teapot and watering can)
  2. (Ruhrgebiet, especially, feminine, slang) a bottle, typically of beer

Frequency

C2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

gelte

Fribourg

Fribourg

channa

Fribourg

Fribourg

chòna

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkanə/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German kanne, Old High German channa, from Proto-Germanic *kannǭ. Cognate with Old Norse kanna, Old English canne, English can, French canette (“small can”), Gothic *𐌺𐌰𐌽𐌽𐍉 (*kannō).

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