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

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Italian [Term?].

Noun

canna (plural cannas)

  1. 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

Derived terms

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.

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. rod (fishing)
    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

Synonyms

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
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