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Definitions and meaning of canna

canna

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Latin canna (“reed”), from Ancient Greek κᾰ́ννᾱ (kánnā, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm). Cognates Biblical Hebrew קָנֶה (qané), Aramaic קַנְיָא (qanyā), Classical Syriac ܩܢܝܐ (qanya), and English canon, cannon, canal, and channel. Doublet of cane and kaneh.

Noun

canna (plural cannas)

1. Any member of the genus Canna of tropical plants with large leaves and often showy flowers.

   Synonym: canna lily

Translations

Further reading

• Canna on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Canna on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Scots cannae.

Contraction

canna

1. (Scotland, Cumbria, Jamaica) Contraction of can not: cannot.

Translations

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Italian canna. Doublet of cane and kaneh.

Noun

canna (plural cannas)

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

Etymology 4

Clipping of cannabis.

Noun

canna (uncountable)

1. (slang, in combination) Clipping of cannabis.

Derived terms

Anagrams

• Canan

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: cannas, cannât

Verb

canna

1. third-person singular past historic of canner

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkan̪ˠə/

Noun

canna m (genitive singular canna, nominative plural cannaí)

1. can

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “canna”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• 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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkan.na/
• Rhymes: -anna
• Hyphenation: càn‧na

Etymology 1

From Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κᾰ́ννᾱ (kánnā, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm, “reed”).

Noun

canna f (plural canne)

1. cane
2. barrel (of a gun)

   canna cilidrica ― cylindrical barrel

3. (fishing) rod

   canna da pesca ― fishing rod

4. tube, pipe (on a pump organ or a trachea)

   canne dell'organo ― organ pipes

5. chute
6. (slang) joint

   Synonym: spinello

7. (historical) traditional unit of measure

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

• → English: canna

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

canna

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

Jamaican Creole

Alternative forms

• cyaan

Etymology

From English cannot or Scots cannae.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkanə/
• Hyphenation: ca‧nna

Verb

canna

1. (rare) Alternative form of cyaan.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κᾰ́ννᾱ (kánnā, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm, “reed”). Compare Biblical Hebrew קָנֶה (qané), Aramaic קַנְיָא (qanyā) or ܩܲܢܝܵܐ (qanyā) and Classical Syriac ܩܰܢܝܳܐ (qanyo).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkan.na/, [ˈkänːä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkan.na/, [ˈkänːä]

Noun

canna f (genitive cannae); first declension

1. A reed, cane.

   Synonyms: calamus, harundō

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

   Synonyms: harundō, tībia

Declension

First-declension noun.

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

References

• “canna”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “canna”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• canna in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• canna in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• canna in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung

Portuguese

Noun

canna f (plural cannas)

1. Obsolete spelling of cana

Scots

Etymology

can +‎ -na

Verb

canna

1. Orkney form of cannae (“cannot”)

Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κᾰ́ννᾱ (kánnā, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm, “reed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkan.na/, [ˈkäːn̺.n̺ɑ̝]
• Hyphenation: càn‧na

Noun

canna f (plural canni)

1. reed, stick, rattan; a cane, rod, instrument, or other item made out of such material
2. barrel (as of a gun or cannon)
3. tube, pipe (as on a pump organ or a trachea)

   canna d'organu ― organ pipe

Derived terms

• cannolu, cannoli
• cannuolu, cannuoli

Yola

Etymology

*can +‎ na

Contraction

canna

1. can not

References

Source: wiktionary.org