canna

See also: Canna

English

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkænə/
  • Rhymes: -ænə

Etymology 1

From Latin canna (“reed”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na).

Wikispecies

Noun

canna (plural cannas)

  1. Any member of the genus Canna of tropical plants with large leaves and often showy flowers.
    • 2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate 2011, p. 7:
      A palisade of Canary palms formed an honour guard along the verges, while beds of golden cannas flamed from the central reservation.
    • 2007 January 18, Anne Raver, “Is It Spring? Winter? What’s a Flower to Think?”, in New York Times‎:
      Still, some of Mr. Cooper’s tender salvias are wintering over, and he plans to leave a few clumps of cannas in the ground next fall.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Scots cannae.

Verb

canna

  1. (Scotland, Jamaica) Contraction of can not; cannot.
Translations
cannot — see cannot

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Italian canna.

Noun

canna (plural cannas)

  1. (historical) A measure of length in Italy, varying from six to seven feet.

French

Pronunciation

Verb

canna

  1. third-person singular past historic of canner

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish cann, canna (“can, vessel”), borrowed from Old English canne.

Noun

canna m (genitive singular canna, nominative plural cannaí)

  1. can

Declension
Declension of canna

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative canna cannaí
Vocative a channa a channaí
Genitive canna cannaí
Dative canna cannaí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an canna na cannaí
Genitive an channa na gcannaí
Dative leis an gcanna

don channa

 leis na cannaí

Derived terms
  • (bheith, dul) ar na cannaí (“(to be, to get) ‘canned’, drunk”)
  • canna bainne (“can of milk; milk-can”)
  • canna bealaithe (“oiler”)
  • canna breosla (“jerrycan”)
  • canna cláir, canna adhmaid (“wooden pail”)
  • canna ola (“oil can”)
  • canna spraeála (“spray can”)
  • canna spréite (“watering can”)
  • canna stáin (“tin can”)
  • canna tae (“can of tea; billy-can”)
  • canna uisce (“water-can”)
  • rud a cur i gcanna, i gcannaí (“to can something”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
canna channa gcanna
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • "canna" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “cann” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Entries containing “canna” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “canna” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Italian

Etymology

From Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkan.na/, [ˈkän̺n̺ä]
  • Rhymes: -anna
  • Stress: cànna
  • Hyphenation: can‧na

Noun

canna f (plural canne)

  1. cane
  2. barrel (of a gun)
    canna cilidrica ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  3. (fishing) rod
    canna da pesca ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  4. tube, pipe (on a pump organ or a trachea)
    canne dell'organo ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  5. chute
  6. (slang) joint
    Synonym: spinello
  7. (historical) traditional unit of measure

Derived terms

Descendants

Verb

canna

  1. third-person singular present indicative of cannare
  2. second-person singular imperative of cannare

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na).

Pronunciation

Noun

canna f (genitive cannae); first declension

  1. A reed, cane.
  2. (by extension) Anything made of reed or cane; reed-pipe, flute; gondola; windpipe.

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative canna cannae
Genitive cannae cannārum
Dative cannae cannīs
Accusative cannam cannās
Ablative cannā cannīs
Vocative canna cannae

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

References

Portuguese

Noun

canna f (plural cannas)

  1. Obsolete spelling of cana

Scots

Etymology

can +‎ -na

Verb

canna

  1. (Orkney) Alternative form of cannae (“cannot”)
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