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English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Kanne.
Proper noun
Kanne (plural Kannes)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kanne is the 39773rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 552 individuals. Kanne is most common among White (93.84%) individuals.
Further reading
German
Etymology
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).
Pronunciation
Noun
Kanne f (genitive Kanne, plural Kannen, diminutive Kännchen n)
- jug, pitcher, pot, can (as in teapot and watering can)
- (slang, especially Ruhrgebiet) a bottle, typically of beer
2002, M. Dinter, M. Ritzenhoff, P. Thorwarth, 0:16:10 from the start, in Was nicht passt, wird passend gemacht, spoken by Kalle (Ralf Richter):Jetz’ kuck dir dat do’ ma’ an hier! Ohohoho, nein, dat schöne Bier! Da sind do’ unsere Kannen drin, Junge, dat kannste do’ nich’ machen!- Now look at this! Ohohoho, no, the good beer! In here is where our bottles are, boy, how could you do that!
Declension
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References
Further reading
- “Kanne” in Duden online
- “Kanne” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Pennsylvania German
Noun
Kanne
- plural of Kann