Feminine
Kanne
Meaning
- (feminine) jug, pitcher, pot, can (as in teapot and watering can)
- (Ruhrgebiet, especially, feminine, slang) a bottle, typically of beer
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Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
gelte
Fribourg
channa
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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